Abstract
This study attempted to investigate the managerial skills, intellectual skills, communication skills and teaching effectiveness of elementary and secondary public-school teachers. Four hundred teachers from M’lang Central district, Cotabato participated during the conduct of this study for the S.Y. 2021 – 2022. This study employed a path analysis method using quantitative approach. The data gathering tool contained an adopted questionnaire coming from the different authors. Mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were used in statistical tool. Based on the findings of the study, teaching effectiveness, managerial skills and intellectual skills were described as high. Meanwhile, the communication skills were described as moderate. The results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between managerial skills, intellectual skills, communication skills and teachers’ teaching effectiveness. Managerial skills and intellectual skills have significantly predicted the teachers’ teaching effectiveness compared to communication skills. Hypothesized model 5 have successfully met the criteria set by each index. This means that the model fits well with the data which can best explain the teaching effectiveness of teachers.
Keywords: Teaching Effectiveness, Managerial Skills, Intellectual Skills, Communication Skills, Path Analysis, M’lang Central District