TRAINING PROGRAM PACKAGE FOR CHEMISTRY TEACHERS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN REGION I

This study aimed to conduct a training program in Chemistry to improve the knowledge level and laboratory skills of Chemistry teachers in the State Universities and Colleges of Region 1. This study used quasi-experimental one group pretest-posttest design to determine the content knowledge performance of the 19 Chemistry teachers of the Colleges of Teacher Education of State Universities and Colleges in Region 1. A researcher-made test was used to assess the level of performance of the participants along with the following areas of Chemistry: Inorganic, Organic, Analytical, and Biochemistry. The pretest and post-test scores were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.Findings showed that most Chemistry teachers have pursued their higher educational degrees in Science, with Instructor as academic ranks, LET passers, young in the teaching profession, and attended few numbers of seminars in the local, regional, national, and international levels. Pretest scores showed that the science teachers were below the passing rating along the four ares in Chemistry. Posttest revealed an increased level on both knowledge and laboratory skills. Thus, the training was found to have contributed in improving the content knowledge of Chemistry Teachers.