Extent of Management Support on the Mathematics Instruction under the K to 12 Program in Selected Secondary Schools in the Division of Batangas, Philippines

The study determined the extent of management support on the Mathematics instruction under the K to 12 Program in selected Secondary Schools in the Philippines to help give direction on the proposed management plan to ensure the successful implementation of the program. It looked into the personal and professional characteristics of the teachers handling Mathematics subjects. Likewise, comparison on the responses of the two groups regarding extent of management support being given was also taken into consideration. The researcher used the descriptive method of research using probability sampling technique to identify the respondents of the study. There were 30 administrators/school heads and 306 Mathematics teachers who participated in the survey. Result of the study revealed that the administrators believed that Mathematics teachers highly manifested the personal and professional characteristics becoming of a mathematics teacher. On the other hand, the Mathematics teachers themselves believed that it is only moderately manifested on them. The management supported the Mathematics instruction to a moderate extent. Further, there is no difference on the assessment of administrators and Mathematics teacher on the extent of management support being given by the respective administrators. In light of the foregoing, management plan was proposed to ensure best Mathematics instruction under the K to 12 Program were suggested.

Keywords –K to 12 Program, Management Support, Mathematics Instruction