SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS: ITS INFLUENCE ON TEACHERS’ TEACHING PERFORMANCE

Educational Management

Instructional leadership skill is the skill that great educational leader must have to motivate action and optimism. It entails creating specific objectives, overseeing the curriculum, checking lesson plans, assigning resources, and frequently assessing teachers. The main goal of this study is to determine the influence of school principals’ instructional leadership skills on the teachers’ teaching performance. An adopted survey questionnaire was used and administered to 100 teachers and 13 principals. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The study revealed that the principals in Datu Montawal district have very satisfactory instructional leadership skills. Furthermore, the findings also showed that the teachers have very satisfactory teaching performance. In addition, the instructional leadership skills of the school principals have influence on the teaching performance of the teachers. Thus, it is recommended that the positive instructional leadership skills of the principal must be maintained towards the improvement of the teaching outcomes.

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