The Mediating Effect of Teacher Leadership on the Relationship Between Classroom Learning Environment and Teaching Behavior

This study was conducted to determine the mediating effect of Teacher Leadership on the relationship between classroom learning environment and teaching behavior. Specifically, this study aimed to determine the level of classroom learning environment, teaching behavior and teacher leadership. To determine the significant relationship of classroom learning environment and teaching behavior, classroom learning environment and teacher leadership, teacher leadership and classroom learning environment and teaching behavior. To determine the mediating effect of teacher leadership on the relationship between classroom learning environment and teaching behavior. This study used quantitative non-experimental correlational technique with regression analysis. The respondents were composed of 300 elementary public-school teachers within Panabo City Division through purposive sampling. Three adapted instruments were used to gather the data from respondents. Data were analyzed through getting the mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation and regression analysis, Med graph using Sobel Z- test. The findings revealed that the level of classroom learning environment and teacher leadership are very high which means evident all the time and for teaching behavior is high which means evident most of the time. Moreover, significant relationship existed between these variables. A significant partial mediation of teacher leadership on the relationship classroom learning environment and teaching behavior was proven in this study. Teaching behavior and classroom learning environment are influenced by teacher leadership. Furthermore, it implies that teaching behavior is influenced by school culture, which is shaped in large part by teacher leadership.