ALTRUISTIC TEACHING APPROACH AS MEDIATOR ON TEACHERSASSESSMENT LITERACY AND INFORMATION COMPREHENSION (KEY IJP************371)

• Ruth C. Bias

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate whether altruistic teaching approach teachers have significant mediating effect on the relationship between teachersassessment litearcy and information comprehension skills of students. In this study, the researcher selected the 210 public elementary school teachers in Laak North District, Davao de Oro as the respondents of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized in the selection of the respondents. Non-experimental quantitative research design using descriptive-correlational method was employed. The data collected were subjected on the following statistical tools: Mean, Partial Correlation, and Multiple Regression Analysis. Descriptive analysis showed that teachersassessment litearcy, information comprehension skills of students, and altruistic teaching approach of teachers in Laak North District, Davao de Oro were described as moderately extensive. Further, correlation analysis demonstrated that there is significant relationship among teachersassessment litearcy, information comprehension skills of students, and altruistic teaching approach of teachers in Laak North District, Davao de Oro. Evidently, Multiple Regression Analysis proved that altruistic teaching approach of teachers have significant mediating effect on the relationship between teachersassessment literacy and information comprehension skills of students. The study, therefore, was conducted for further utilization of findings through publication in reputable research journal.