The Study of Elementary School Teachers' Professional Competencies and Comparing it with International Standards

Fereshte Kordestani, Nasrin Shanb Ghazani Aghdam and Ahmad Daneshfar

International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2014, vol. 3, issue 4, 180-184

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the elementary school teachers' professional competencies and compare it with international standards. This was a descriptive survey research. Reviewing literature and research background, 7 main components and 50 sub- components were determined and questionnaire was developed based on them. The validity and reliability of questionnaire was calculated through content validity method and Cronbach's alpha. The population consisted of 322 primary school teachers in Tehran. The sample was randomly selected. The qualitative and quantitative analysis methods were used for analyzing the data. In quantitative analysis, the descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, single-sample t based on the assumption that was reported were used. Also in the qualitative data analysis, the existing theories were adapted with the obtained information. Considering the assumed mean , the observed differences in the seven components of the teachers’ professional competence was significant at 99% confidence level. The results showed that the elementary school teachers have desirable professional competence in terms of the seven components.

Keywords: Elementary School; Professional competency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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