School Heads Motivational Techniques and Teachers' Personal Competencies of Public Elementary Schools in Maa District

The study aimed to determine the extent school heads motivational techniques and the extent of teachers’ personal competencies of public elementary schools in Maa District. This study employed a non-experimental quantitative research design utilizing descriptive-correlation method. Validated questionnaire and Universal sampling procedure were utilized considering the minimal number of teachers in the research locale. One hundred twenty (120) public elementary school teachers were the respondents of the study. Using mean, pearson-r, and regression analysis, the findings revealed that the school heads motivational techniques was extensive while the extent of teachers’ personal competencies of public elementary schools was also very extensive. Moreover, the overall results disclosed that indicators for the school heads motivational techniques were positively correlated to the teachers’ personal competencies of public elementary schools. Further, results from the regression analysis revealed the following have a strong influence of school heads motivational techniques on the teachers’ personal competencies of public elementary schools: creative motivation, competence motivation, and reward-based motivation. It is recommended that the Department of Education should strengthen professional development programs focusing on motivational leadership to help school heads effectively inspire teachers toward higher performance.