Abstract
This study attempted to investigate the innovative work behavior, professional competencies and performance of work of elementary and secondary public-school teachers. Four hundred (400) elementary and secondary public-school teachers are being conducted from Central, North and South district in Matalam, Cotabato for the S.Y. 2021 – 2022. The study employed a structural model using quantitative approach. The data gathering tool contained an adopted questionnaire coming from the different authors which was used in conducting the study. Mean, standard deviation, and Pearson product moment correlation were used in statistical tool. The findings of the study reveals that innovative work behavior, professional competencies and performance of teachers were described as high. The results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between innovative work behavior, professional competencies and performance of work of teachers.
Keywords: innovative work behavior, performance of teachers, professional competencies, descriptive-correlational, Matalam Districts