School Heads’ Attitude and Competence Towards Information and Communications Technology

This quantitative study determined the relationship between the school heads’ attitude towards Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and their competence in the said subject. Thirteen (13) school heads in Kiamba 1 District, Kiamba, Sarangani, Philippines were the respondents of the study. A series of frequency distribution, weighted mean, and Pearson r correlation coefficient were used to determine the attitude, competence, and the relationship between the two, in relation to ICT. Said statistical tools determined that the overall attitude of school heads towards ICT was neutral (  = 3.31). The school heads are also competent in terms of ICT (  = 3.18). It was also determined that there is a significant relationship between the school heads’ attitude and competence in ICT.