Computer Literacy and Competency Among Teachers

Today, students have at least some form of technology available to them in school (Computer Literacy, Access and use of Technology In the Family and Consumer Science Classroom, 2008).

This trend Is not likely to change, so there Is an Increasing need for teachers who are literate in the use of the various types of technology. Mason and Moocow (2006) suggested there are two distinct components to computer literacy, awareness and competence.Awareness requires that a person have understanding of how computers affect their daily life or society as a whole, and competence requires that a person be able to exhibit a hands-on expertise with a computer literacy within the classroom setting. While teachers are trying to implement new types of instructional technology into their classrooms, many of them re faced with barriers that hinder their attempts to advance.Beyond mere awareness and competence, anxieties, lack of training, and outdated equipment are barriers that teachers face on a daily basis (Computer Literacy, Access and Use of Technology in the Family and Consumer Science Classroom, 2008). If the barriers teachers face are addressed, they will be able to fully integrate more technology into the classroom, thus providing students with a variety of learning opportunities and help them to become more "technologically prepared for the future" (Manley, Sweeney, & valence, 2000, p.

27).Statement of the Problem This study aims to assess public high school teachers in Agitate and Liberate Misaims Oriental on computer literacy and competency skills. Specifically, this study desires to answer the following questions: What is the profile of the respondents in terms of the following: Age Gender Subject area taught Internet connection Computer access Number of years in service Number of 'CT-related trainings attended What is the computer literacy level of the respondents? What are the frequency levels of Agitate and Liberate public secondary teachers in terms of Word processing E-mailWorld wide web Database Spreadsheet Graphics Multimedia (audio and video) Language software (CD-ROOM) Bookmaking Blobbing Wick Online discussing group Text chatting Video chatting Video conferencing Computer games What are the computer competency levels of Agitate and Liberate public Multimedia presentation Wed design Web search engine Communication application Is there a significant relationship between computer competency levels and Length of service Number of CIT-related trainings attended What are the perceptions of the respondents on the use of computers in the classroom?Null Hypothesis Ho: There is no significant relationship between computer competency level and the age. HOI : There is no significant relationship between computer competency level and the subject area taught.

HUH: There is no significant relationship between computer competency level and the length of service HUH: There is no significant relationship between computer competency level and computer internet connection. HUH: There is no significant relationship between computer competency level and computer access.HUH: There is no significant relationship between computer competency level and number of 'CT-training attended. Significance of the Study Computer literacy is one of the skills that a 21st century teachers must have to meet the demands of the changing world, especially the needs of the learners to make learning meaningful.

The researchers urge into action to assess computer competency level of teachers in using technology as an innovative tool in teaching.Once literacy is determined, then plans for addressing various types of training and workshops can be developed. By implementing different types of trainings, teachers will gain a better understanding of what technology is available for their use, how it an affect their classroom, and how to implement it into the daily lessons. These improved skills will help the teacher to more effectively teach important concepts to students, which in turn will help students to be more successful in their acquisition and application of learned knowledge.Scope and Limitation of the Study public secondary teachers.

This study is limited only to the respondents who are officially employed in Agitate National Comprehensive High School, Lourdes National High School, and Liberate National High School in the school year 2013-2014. Operational Definition of Terms The researchers include the operational definition of terms used to help the readers attain better understanding of this study. Computer literacy- is the knowledge and ability to use computers and technology efficiently.Computer competency- refers to the application of knowledge and skills of the respondents on word processing, spreadsheet, database, multimedia presentation, web design, web search, engines, communication applications using adapted modified questionnaire from the study "Computer Literacy and Competency:A Survey of Indonesian Teachers of English as a Foreign Language" by Jenny-Babe Son, Thomas Rob and Indiscriminate. Computer competency level- refers to the competency level of the respondent's knowledge on word processing, spreadsheet, database, multimedia presentation, web design, web search, engines, and communication applications.Frequency level- refers to number of times the respondents use the Word processing, E-mail, World wide web, Database, Spreadsheet, Graphics, Multimedia (audio and video), Language software (CD-ROOM), Concordance, Blobbing, Wick, Online discussing group, Text chatting, Video chatting, Video conferencing and Computer games.

Alluvial teachers-refers to public secondary teacher respondents who are officially employed in Alluvial National Comprehensive High School and Lourdes National High School in the school year 2013-2014.Liquidating teachers- refers to public secondary teachers respondents who are officially employed in Liquidating National High School in the school year 2013-2014. Perception- refers to the attitudes of teachers towards using computers. CHAPTER Ill RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter presents the methods and procedures that are used in conducting the study. It includes the subject of the study, locale, methods and techniques used in duty, instruments used in gathering the data and statistical measures used in analyzing the data.Locale of the Study The study is conducted in Agitate and Liberate Misaims Oriental; the two public secondary schools in Agitate namely Alluvial National Comprehensive High School which is located in the town proper and Lourdes National High School which is Liquidating National High School is situated in the town proper.

Subject of the Study The respondents of the study are the public secondary teachers from Alluvial National Comprehensive High School, Lourdes National High School individualizing National High School and are officially employed in the school year 2013-2014.Research Design A descriptive survey method of research with purposive sampling method is used in this study. Data Gathering Procedure The researchers ask permission from the principals of Alluvial National Comprehensive High School, Lourdes National High School and Liquidating National High Schooling for a list of officially employed teachers of their schools. The researchers make use of the adapted questionnaire on the computer literacy survey by Jenny-Babe Son, Thomas Rob and Indiscriminate.

Instruments Used in Gathering Data The researchers adapt the modified questionnaire from the study "Computer Literacy and Competency: A Survey of Indonesian Teachers of English as a Foreign Language" by Jenny-Babe Son,Thomas Rob and Indiscriminate. Statistical Tools The following measurements are used in this study. Mean - is used to measure the magnitude of the competency in each category. This can be computed using the formula below: Where: Xi - frequency Wi - degree of responses N - number of respondents OCW_l ) Percentage- is the portion of the respondents taken from the total number of exponents being represented.