The Influence of Communication Skills on Teaching Performance of a Private Secondary School in Brunei Darussalam

Abstract

Communication skills plays a significant role in the teaching and learning process. Teachers’ effective communication skills is vital to achieve their teaching process, the students’ learning process and the teacher’s teaching performance. The objective of this study is to investigate whether teachers’ communication skills have influence on their teaching performance, if the age and the number of years has any significant impact on the teachers’ communication skills and teaching performance. This is a pilot study conducted in a private Chinese school in Negara Brunei Darussalam. A total of 28 teachers participated in the study. Questionnaires were given to collect the data for the study. SPSS 26.0 was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that teachers’ communication skills have positive correlation with their teaching performance. There was a significant correlation between teachers’ communication skills to their age and number of years of teaching experience, however the study found that the teachers’ teaching experience has no significant correlation with the teachers’ teaching performance. The study suggests that it is extremely important for every teacher to consistently do skill assessment and enroll to professional development programmes to enhance and develop their communication skills.