Pedagogical Skills of Multigrade Teachers in the Selected Districts of Unit IV, Division of Ilocos Sur: Basis for Teacher's Development Plan

This study focused on the pedagogical skills of multigrade teachers. The goal of this study was to identify the level of pedagogical skills of multigrade teachers, how a teachers’ development plan may help provide quality instruction. The respondents were 61 multigrade teachers in the selected districts of Unit IV, Division of Ilocos Sur. Most of the respondents were millennial females. They were new in the teaching field, had units in their master’s degrees and had attended trainings and seminars related to their fields. Along methods and strategies, use of resources, assessment and evaluation, they were highly skilled but they were very highly skilled in classroom management. There was no significant relationship gauged between the profile and their pedagogical skills. The teachers’ development plan is a panacea to improve the pedagogical skills of teachers. The following are concluded: The multigrade teachers have distinct characteristics; the pedagogical skills of the teachers are commendable and praiseworthy but there are some skills to be improved; there are other profile variables that need to be explored; the teachers’ development plan is timely and relevant to make them excel to the maximum. It is recommended that multigrade teachers should finish their graduate or post graduate studies as a means to enhance their pedagogical skills; they are encouraged to make their own instructional materials using ICT apps and future researchers are encouraged to consider testing other variables that affect the pedagogical skills of teachers. The Teachers’ Development Plan is to be presented to the District Supervisor for its utilization in the district