Educational Preparation and Quality of Trainings Attended towards Teachers’ Capability in Research-Based Instructional Materials Development

Abstract

Professional development is considered essential for the quality education. Training is one of the professional developments that play a decisive role in the achievement of quality education. This paper determines the extent of the training attended, in-service and training from other institutions as to the content, nature and scope of training. This also determines the extent of training attended from other institution as to quality of training. The study further examines the relationship between the training attended and Teachers’ capability on Research-Based Instructional Materials Development (RB-IMD) as to needs analysis and development process. Descriptive correlation research design was employed involving 115 participants who participated in the teachers’ training in research-based instructional materials development. Findings have shown that teacher participants had attended seminar-workshop, related to instructional materials development in school, district, division and other institution. Moreover, Teachers’ Capability on Research-Based Instructional Materials Development (RB-IMD) as to needs analysis and instructional materials development process has a significant positive correlation with the extent of their in-service training as to nature and scope of training. For the training attended from other institution as to content and scope of training, and in the quality of teachers' training attended as to the design of learning, it has a significant positive correlation. Data further revealed that the quality of teachers' training attended as to the assessment of learning has a significant positive correlation with the teachers’ capability on RB-IMD as to needs analysis and IMs development. It is recommended to enhance and continue developing teachers’ capability in research-based instructional materials development through further training, towards sustainable quality education. Keywords: