ICT integration attitude and ICT competence of JHS and SHS teachers in teaching: Basis for extension training program development

In the field of modern education, information, and communication technology (ICT) has emerged as a revolutionary instrument, altering teaching, and learning techniques. The use of ICT in educational settings has grown increasingly important, providing new opportunities to improve teaching, engage students, and build digital literacy. This descriptive study determines the ICT integration attitude and ICT competence in terms of ICT knowledge and skills of JHS and SHS teachers as basis for extension training program development. This study also determines the relationship between ICT integration attitude, knowledge and skills. This study utilized the descriptive correlational quantitative research design that aims to explain the relationship between two or more variables. The participants of the study were JHS and SHS public school teachers from Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen and Tanque National High School. The questionnaire data was processed, encoded, analyzed, and interpreted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).  The Statistical tools used were Descriptive statistics, mean and Pearson correlation. It found out that the level of ICT integration attitude was very high and has had a highly positive influence on the educational experience. In addition, the level of ICT competence in terms of ICT knowledge and skills was very high which means that the JHS and SHS teachers are highly competent. Moreover, there was a significant relationship among ICT integration attitude, knowledge and skills of JHS and SHS teachers. This relationship emphasizes how teachers' attitudes toward technology, their ability to use ICT tools effectively, and their general ICT expertise are all interconnected.