Mary Christine B. Carruthers (Author)
Abstract: The term 21st Century Teaching is the latest trend in the education system. It is expected from the educational institutions to utilize Information and Communication Technology in teaching in order to improve the teaching-learning process and other related activities. The study sought to examine the utilization of Information and Communication Technology in teaching Mathematics and its effect in teachers’ commitment and performance. The researcher used quantitative descriptive method in gathering, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting of data. A pre-validated questionnaire was used to elicit the needed data for the study. Mean, Pearson r correlation, and multiple regressions were applied to interpret the collected data from the respondents. Finding show that public elementary teachers use software and hardware resources at Great Extent in teaching Mathematics. The commitment of teachers in terms of affective, continuance, and normative were assessed as great extent. Teachers’ performance in terms of content, knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment, diversity of learners, curriculum planning, assessment and reporting, community linkages and professional engagement, and personal growth and professional development were all rated as very satisfactory. Lastly, findings confirmed that Information and Communication Technology utilization has significant effect on teachers’ level of commitment and performance. It is suggested that the schools, governments, and other local government units must invest more in the Information and Communication Technology because it is one of the necessities of the public elementary schools in teaching a learning area.
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Keywords: Information and communication technology, Utilization, Teachers’ commitment