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Republic of the Philippines

LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE
La Carlota City, Negros Occidental
OFFICE OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Telefax: (034) 4602-303; Email: lcctcollege@yahoo.com
http://www.lacarlotacitycollege.edu.ph

Research Instrument

Date: ___________

Dear Respondents,

Greetings!

The undersigned, is pleased to inform you that you have been selected as one of the
respondents for the study entitled: INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCE AND STRESS
COPING STYLES OF NEWLY HIRED SECONDARY TEACHERS IN RELATION TO
WORK PERFORMANCE: BASIS FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
The study seeks to examine the level of instructional competence and stress coping styles
of the newly-hired public secondary school teachers, new to an environment, cope and made
meaning of their entry experiences and also how several factors influence their tenure.
Rest assured that your responses will remain anonymous. Your participation in this study
will be highly appreciated.
Thank you and GOD bless!

BEA JOY G. LOCSIN

Researcher

INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCE AND STRESS COPING STYLES OF NEWLY

HIRED SECONDARY TEACHERS IN RELATION TO WORK PERFORMANCE:
BASIS FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

PART 1: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Name: (Optional) _____________________ Sex: Male Female

Age: 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Over 60

Civil Status: Single Married Widowed Divorced/Separated

Highest Educational Attainment: Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree

With Masteral Units Doctorate
Degree
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Republic of the Philippines
LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE
La Carlota City, Negros Occidental
OFFICE OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Telefax: (034) 4602-303; Email: lcctcollege@yahoo.com
http://www.lacarlotacitycollege.edu.ph

With Doctorate Units

Years of Teaching Experience:

1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years over 15 years

TEACHER PERFORMANCE
What is your RPMS-IPCRF Description on the following scales last school year?

4.500 – 5.000 Outstanding

3.500 – 4.499 Very Satisfactory
2.500 – 3.499 Satisfactory
1.500 – 2.499 Unsatisfactory
Below 1.499 Poor

PART II. Teacher’s Instructional Competence

Directions: Please rate your skills as a teacher based on the specified indicators. Use the
following scale:
5 - Excellent
4 - Very Satisfactory
3 - Satisfactory
2 - Unsatisfactory
1 - Poor

I. INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCE 5 4 3 2 1
A. Lesson Planning
1. Selects contents and prepares appropriate instructional
materials
teaching aids.
2. Formulates/adopts objectives of lesson plan.
3. Selects teaching methods/strategies.
4. Relates new lesson with previous knowledge/skills.
B. Delivery
1. Provides appropriate motivation.
2. Conveys ideas clearly.
3. Utilizes the art of questioning to
develop higher level of thinking.
4. Ensures pupils/students participation.
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Republic of the Philippines
LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE
La Carlota City, Negros Occidental
OFFICE OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Telefax: (034) 4602-303; Email: lcctcollege@yahoo.com
http://www.lacarlotacitycollege.edu.ph

C. Evaluation of Pupils’ Performance

1. Diagnosis learner’s needs.
2. Shows mastery of the subject matter.
3. Evaluates learning outcomes.
4. Assesses lesson to determine desired
outcomes within the allotted time.
D. School, Home, and Community Involvement
1. Organizes and maintains functional
homeroom/PTA.
2. Conducts homeroom/PTA meetings to report learners’
progress.
3. Disseminates school policies / plans / programs / accomplishments
to the school’s clientele,
4. Participates in community projects and in civic organizations.
5. Encourages involvement of parents in school programs and
activities.

**Note: The questionnaire was adopted and modified from Teachers Skills Inventory of Eric E.
Lebeco (2022) to suit the needs of the respondents.
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LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE
La Carlota City, Negros Occidental
OFFICE OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Telefax: (034) 4602-656; Email: lcctcollege@yahoo.com

Part III. STRESS COPING STYLES

Directions: Below are some coping styles that you experienced and used with. Put check (✔)
according to the level that would fit to your experience. Rest assured that whatever information I
will be able to gather will be treated with utmost respect and confidentiality under the ethical
standards that govern the conduct of a research. Your honesty is very much appreciated. The
higher the points achieved in each factor represented, the higher is the rate of this coping style
used. On the other hand, the lower the points represented, the lower is the type of coping style
used. Always- 5, Often- 4, Sometimes- 3, Seldom- 2, Never- 1

Stress Coping Styles 5 4 3 2 1

ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER
How do you deal with it when you face stress or problems?
ACTIVE EMOTIONAL COPING
1. I try to do or think of some things that will
make me feel happier, and allow myself to
relax.
2. I try to adjust my mindset and allow
myself to be happier.
3. I talk with friends, or disclose to my
online friends.
4. I let myself calm down first and think of
how to reconcile the negative emotions.
5. I eat and have fun to decrease the stress
first.
6. I consider it to be a type of self-challenge.
7. I do usual things such as watching TV,
reading comics, listening to music,
sleeping, eating or going out to
temporarily forget these frustrating things.
8. I tell myself to persevere.
PASSIVE EMOTIONAL COPING
9. I give up and blame God for being unfair
when I face stress.
10. I make my friends uncomfortable when
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LA CARLOTA CITY COLLEGE
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OFFICE OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Telefax: (034) 4602-656; Email: lcctcollege@yahoo.com

they provoke me when I am feeling down.

11. I do not give in when I argue with my
friends.
12. I put my anger or fretful emotions on
others.
13. I blame myself, retreat or shut myself
away when I face stress.
14. I generalize that I have bad luck when I
face stress.
ACTIVE PROBLEM COPING
15. I search and look for related data from the
library or the Internet to do my homework.
16. I discuss issues with family, seniors or
friends and ask for their opinions.
17. When I encounter conflicts in school, I
will first arrange and plan.
18. I simplify the question and make it easy to
solve.
19. I use a calm and optimistic attitude to
think about how to cope with the problem.
20. I stay up finishing my paper works until
midnight.
PASSIVE PROBLEM COPING
21. I leave aside the problem first.
22. I passively let nature take its course.
23. I am used to leaving aside the problem and
not handling it for the time being.
24. I decrease my standards and try again with
the new standards.
25. I look for religious hope or comfort for my
soul.
26. I make myself numb by drinking alcohol
or drug abuse. I leave the problem aside.

**Note: The questionnaire is adopted from Stress Coping Styles Inventory by Lin & Chen (2020) of NanKai
University of Technology, Nantou, Taiwan