Investigation on the professional knowledge and skills of elementary school substitute teachers in Hualien County

• Main Authors: Kai-Ping Chung, 鍾凱蘋
• Other Authors: Huei-Ying Chi
• Format: Others
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50787421100352731834

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 教育行政與管理學系 === 103 === This study aims to understand current situations of the professional knowledge and skills of elementary school substitute teachers in Hualien County. The background is analyzed to investigate the differences in the professional knowledge and skills among such teachers. With questionnaire survey, the “elementary school substitute teacher professional knowledge and skills investigation questionnaire” is utilized for all public elementary school substitute teachers of the 2014 academic year in Hualien County. Total 290 copies of questionnaires are distributed, and among 287 collected ones, 285 valid copies are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 99.30%. The retrieved formal questionnaires are proceeded t-test and One-Way Analysis of Variance with SPSS14.0, and the conclusion is summarized as below. Among such elementary school substitute teachers in Hualien County, females are more than males, and most of them are in the age group of 31-40, graduate from normal schools (including teachers’ colleges), and show 1-5 years of service. Regarding the current post, more than a half substitute teachers take the post of homeroom teacher; most of the school size is below 6 classes; and, most of the schools are located in south district. The investigation results reveal the best performance on “classroom management &; counseling knowledge and skills”, followed by “pedagogical content knowledge”, “teaching knowledge and skills”, and “professional spirit for education”. Overall speaking, favorable professional knowledge and skills are presented. According to the distinct background, the differences in the elementary school substitute teachers’ professional knowledge and skills are summarized as following. 1. The professional knowledge and skills of elementary school substitute teachers with different ages appear significant difference in pedagogical content knowledge, teaching knowledge and skills, and classroom management &; counseling knowledge and skills. Besides, substitute teachers aged above 41 outperform those aged below 30 on pedagogical content knowledge and classroom management &; counseling knowledge and skills. 2. The professional knowledge and skills of elementary school substitute teachers with different years of service present remarkable differences in pedagogical content knowledge and classroom management &; counseling knowledge and skills. The classroom management &; counseling knowledge and skills reveal that the elementary school substitute teachers with 6-10 and 11 years of service outperform those with less than 1 year of service. In regard to pedagogical content knowledge, the ones with 11 years of service outperform those with less than 1 year of service. 3. Elementary school substitute teachers with different posts show notable differences in classroom management &; counseling knowledge and skills, and most of them currently take the post of homeroom teacher. The professional knowledge and skills of substitute teachers in distinct elementary schools appear significant differences in professional spirit for education, and those in central district outperform the ones in south district. Based on the research results, specific suggestions are proposed in this study for the reference of education administration authorities, administrative departments in schools, elementary school substitute teachers, and future researchers.