Adequate teacher professional development is needed to handle the changing teaching demands and fast advancing learning needs of students. This study aimed to investigate the various factors that influence preservice teachers’ competency in teaching. Employing a descriptive correlational research design, it investigated the preservice teachers’ (PST) sense of efficacy, 3D competencies, and teaching performance. The 3D competencies used in this study are a modified education structure based on the 4D Education Framework by the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR). It revolves around three competencies: skills, character, and meta-learning. The sample includes 127 PSTs during the Academic Year 2023–2024. Research instruments employed were the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale, 3D Competency Education Framework Questionnaire, and Teaching Performance Assessment Form, which were verified to be valid and reliable. Mean, standard deviation, frequency count, percentage, and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the data. Results show that the overall sense of efficacy of the PSTs is at a sufficient level, including the key indicators like student engagement, instructional practices, and classroom management. Preservice teachers are highly competent in terms of skills, character, and meta learning competencies. The majority of the PSTs have excellent teaching performance and are at the proficient level in terms of overall performance. To add, findings show that there is a significantly strong positive relationship between the preservice teachers’ sense of efficacy and their teaching performance at the 0.05 level of significance, while there is no significant correlation between the PSTs’ 3D competencies and their teaching performance. It is concluded that greater confidence and self-belief in teaching lead to better classroom outcomes. Therefore, it is recommended that enhancement programs and targeted interventions should be developed to promote and bolster preservice teachers’ teaching confidence and efficacy.
Nabayra et al. (Wed,) studied this question.