Galapon, Efren Ulibas

Abstract:Teacher education has remained a subject of intense discussion for decades. It is indispensable to look into the intricacies of becoming a professional teacher. Continual evaluation of teacher education programs is a must. The study determined the profiles of respondents of the College of Teacher Education pre-service teachers, the pre-service teachers' performance, content knowledge and pedagogy, the learning environment, the diversity of learners, curriculum and planning, and assessment and reporting. This study used a descriptive research design. The findings revealed most of the respondents are BSEd students specializing in Physical Education, Science, English, Filipino, Mathematics, and Social Science. An excellent performance of the Pre-service teachers was observed. There is a significant relationship between the performance of the pre-service teachers along the Philippine Professional Standards for Beginning Teachers in the curriculum and planning and the profile of Preservice teachers in three programs. A significant difference among the programs of the College of Teacher Education was also noted in the findings.

Keywords:pre-service teachers, performance, curriculum, planning