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UCU GS Research Journal
CREATIVITY INDEX AND INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCE OF
GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
JONATHAN A. GEVERO

This descriptive-correlational study investigated creativity index (CI), together with
other profile variables, and their relationship with innovative instructional competence (IIC)
of 171 respondent-Grade 7 Mathematics teachers from six (6) Divisions in the Province of
Pangasinan, during the SY 2015- 2016.
The independent variables considered are: age, sex, civil status, highest educational
attainment, number of years in the service, area of specialization, current position/rank,
personality type, and creativity index (CI). The areas of CI are 1) Cognitive Rational, 2) Affective/
Emotional Social, 3) Physical/Sensing, and 4) Intuitiveness. Innovative teaching competence was
measured in the areas of a) preparation of teaching materials, b) planning, c) implementation
of the lesson, d) techniques of asking questions, e) techniques of encouraging students to state
generalizations, f) evaluation of learning outcomes, g) techniques of giving assignments, and h)
techniques of giving feedbacks.
The respondents obtained a CI of 82.9, equivalent to “creative.” Overall, the respondents’
instructional competence is in the level of “innovative.” Years in service, personality type, and
CI are the variables which differentiate the levels of innovative instructional competence of the
respondent-teachers.
Innovative instructional competence is correlated with the variable creativity index (CI).
Hence, implementation of in-service trainings focused on CI and its relationship with innovative
instructional competence is highly recommended.

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