Analysis of Jobs of Elementary School Teachers

• Main Authors: Kun-hung Shen, 沈坤鴻
• Other Authors: Wen-chung Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74088939000703948442

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 心理學所 === 94 === Education is the foundation of one country. Teachers affect education effectiveness. The purposes of this study is to know elementary school teachers’ job content, analyze elementary school teachers’ professional competence, and provide the resources supports teachers’ perceive as needed to teach students more effectively. The major instrument adopted in the study was a questionnaire which surveyed 106 primary school teachers from Tainan County. Through a literature review, interview, and pretests, the primary findings are summarized as follows: 1. Teachers’ job under eight dimensions: (a)planning and preparing instruction; (b)classroom management; (c)implementing instruction; (d)teaching assessment; (e)coaching students; (f)professional activities; (g)administrant affairs; (h)additional professional activities. 2. Teachers’ professional competence under five dimensions: (a) basic competence: listening, speaking, reading, writing, counting, communication; (b) teaching abilities: subjects knowledge, subjects teaching knowledge, (c) professional abilities: professional knowledge, professional skills, professional knowledge for teaching elementary school students； (d) teachers’ job performance: personal characteristics, professional belief, professional attitude； (e) other service abilities. 3. ideal teachers’ characteristics：(a)self-assured; (b)more intelligent; (c)astute; (d)trusting; (e)happy go lucky; (f)humble; (g)imaginative; (h)emotionally stable; (i)apprehensive; (j)practical.