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The study investigated the extent to which teachers' qualifications relate teacher's performances among faculty members in one of the Universities in Cagayan de Oro. Descriptive design was employed to analyze the profiles of faculty members regarding their positions, length of service, educational qualifications, seminars attended, memberships in professional organizations, and levels of participation in those organizations and to assess the level of teaching performance as evaluated by the dean, chairperson, and students. To determine the relationship between teaching performance and teachers' profile, a correlational design was utilized. Random sampling was used to identify the population from the fourteen (14) colleges, including the Basic Education department, resulting in the selection of sixty-seven (67) faculty members to participate in the study. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and Pearson product. All research questions were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that teachers' qualifications have a significant relationship to teaching performance. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the University continuously organize seminars/workshops for faculty members to foster and sustain teacher effectiveness and ensure that faculty members employ and possess the necessary skills and competencies to teach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fidelity of implementation (FOI) is employed to probe into the implementation of the curriculum by English teachers as intended by developers through the curriculum guide. This explanatory-sequential paper sought to probe into the fidelity of implementation practice of high school English teachers using the dimensions of adherence, duration and quality of delivery. Data were gathered using the Curriculum Fidelity of Implementation Survey-Questionnaire, focus group discussion and document analysis. Data analyses were conducted using quantitative and qualitative approaches. Findings revealed that teachers mostly implement the curriculum with average adherence but cited several reasons for not accomplishing the learning competencies. Overall, high quality of delivery was observed and the required time allotment for the Grade 10 English subject was implemented; however, these did not translate to the full implementation of the curriculum. Reasons such as lack of orientation on the learning competencies, intervening and other-teaching related activities, professional development programs during class days, among others resort to teachers' backlogged discussion of the competencies. Implications of and recommendation for the study were provided for future researchers and empirical discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Atrial tachyarrhythmias are common and difficult to treat in adults with congenital heart disease. Dronedarone has proven effective in patients without congenital heart disease, but data are limited about its use in adults with congenital heart disease of moderate to great complexity. Methods: A single-center, retrospective chart review of 21 adults with congenital heart disease of moderate to great complexity who were treated with dronedarone for atrial tachyarrhythmias was performed. Results: The median (IQR) age at dronedarone initiation was 35 (27.5-39) years. Eleven patients (52%) were male. Ten patients (48%) had New York Heart Association class I disease, 10 (48%) had class II disease, and 1 (5%) had class III disease. Ejection fraction at initiation was greater than 55% in 11 patients (52%), 35% to 55% in 9 patients (43%), and less than 35% in 1 patient (5%). Prior treatments included β-blockers (71%), sotalol (38%), amiodarone (24%), digoxin (24%), and catheter ablation (38%). Rhythm control was complete in 5 patients (24%), partial in 6 (29%), and inadequate in 10 (48%). Two patients (10%) experienced adverse events, including nausea in 1 (5%) and cardiac arrest in 1 (5%), which occurred 48 months after initiation of treatment. There were no deaths during the follow-up period. The median (IQR) follow-up time for patients with complete or partial rhythm control was 20 (1-54) months. Conclusion: Dronedarone can be effective for adult patients with congenital heart disease and atrial arrhythmias for whom more established therapies have failed, and with close monitoring it can be safely tolerated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]