Senior High School Teachers’ Attitude and Pedagogical Practices towards Statistics and Probability

This study aimed to examine the senior high school teachers’ attitudes and pedagogical practices towards teaching Statistics and Probability. The study made use of descriptive correlational method of research. Results showed that male teachers outnumbered the female teachers in public schools, while in private schools suggest otherwise. Most respondents belong in the age group 21 – 25 and 26-30. Greatest percentage of the respondents have been teaching Statistics and Probability for two years and the respondents’ educational attainment varies from being bachelor to doctorate degrees. The ABM strand is the most taught strand, and majority of the respondents’ training have attended are of local level. Moreover, findings of the study showed that teachers in both public and private schools have positive attitude towards Statistics and Probability. It can also be gleaned that teachers always practice exploratory learning, while they also practice direct teaching on usual basis. There is no significant difference between male and female in terms of attitude and pedagogical practices. No significant difference was also found between teachers in public and private schools in terms of attitude and pedagogical practices. The profiles of the respondents are not significantly related to their attitude and pedagogical practices. In addition, attitude has no significant relationship with the pedagogical practices in teaching Statistics and Probability.

Keywords – Attitude, Pedagogical Practices, Senior High School Teachers, Statistics and Probability