Teachers’ use of academic research databases and its relationship to their research skills and performance

Year 2022, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 318 - 331, 31.10.2022

Sheıry-gıl Camahalan , Genesis Naparan

https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.1127770

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This descriptive-correlational study aims to determine the relationship between teachers' use of academic research databases, research skills, and teachers' performance. Research teachers in public secondary schools under the Pagadian City division, Philippines, were selected as participants for the survey. The results showed a strong positive correlation between teachers' use of academic research databases and research skills. However, teachers' performance has no relationship with research skills and teachers' use of academic research databases. Since teachers' use of academic research databases and research skills among the teacher-participants of this study were not related to their very satisfactory performance, teachers may have been developed successfully due to the Department of Education's reinforced programs, training conferences, and workshops.

Keywords

Academic research databases, Research skills, Teachers’ performance

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Thanks

Panagdait Prof. Mahmut DEMİR, Ph.D.! We are the authors of TEACHERS’ USE OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH DATABASES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR RESEARCH SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE. We would like to submit this manuscript for publication in your journal. This article describes the research skills and performance of teachers in the Department of Education in the Philippines. We hope that this research will be given the chance to be published in your journal. In Saint Columban, Genesis B. Naparan, PhD Corresponding Author

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