Teachers’ Research Writing Competency: Basis for Salik-Suri Program Framework

Research writing in the Philippines becomes more prominent because the Department of Education are encouraging its teachers to make their own research studies. However, many of them are reluctant to start a research because of many factors such as busy schedule, lack of training, and anxiousness. This study aimed to measure the research competency level of the teachers. This could lead in crafting the appropriate program that would potentially address the teachers’ needs in terms of technical writing. This utilized comparative research design and used survey questionnaire in gathering the necessary data. The study revealed that most of the teachers had moderate and low mastery levels in different aspects of research writing. This also showed that sex and age groups were not indicators of the teachers’ research competencies. However, new teachers were found to have a higher mastery level in research.