Invention Subject Teachers’ Professional Competence Level in Malaysian Secondary School Based on Self-Assessment
Nur Faeeza Abd. Ghafar1, Che Ghani Che Kob2, A. Shah3, Mohd Zaini Osman4
1Nur Faeeza Abd. Ghafar, Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia.
2Che Ghani Che Kob, Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia.
3A. Shah, Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia.
4Mohd Zaini Osman, Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 25 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 04 April 2019 | Manuscript Published on 27 April 2019 | PP: 523-530 | Volume-7 Issue-6S2 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F10690476S219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Teacher competence plays an important role in teaching and learning. In the context of this study, competence is defined as a professional skill based on the competence dimension of professional attitude, professional knowledge, and professional practice. Therefore, in this study teachers’, level of competence for the Inventions subject in Malaysia has been conducted based on the three dimensions mentioned earlier. The respondents of the study were 270 teachers who taught the Inventions subject in the national secondary schools. The quantitative approach was used in this study with descriptive and inferential analysis. Google Form was used in this research as the instrument with five Likert-scales focusing on construct in each dimension of competence. The assessment was conductedas self-assessed by the Inventions subject teachers. The reliability of this instrument is high at Cronbach’s Alpha 0.979 on professional practice competence dimension, 0.966 for professional attitude competence dimension and 0.870 for professional knowledge competence dimension. It was found that the dimension of professional attitude competence obtains the highest mean score of 3.99 followed by the dimension of professional knowledge competence with mean score of 3.89 and dimension of professional practice competency with the lowest mean score of 3.82. In summary, the findings show that the Inventions subject teachers’ level of competence was moderately high based on their self-assessment. The findings also found that the dimension of professional knowledge competence is the lowest level of professional competence that should be given more attention so that teachers will feel more confident to carry out effective teaching.
Keywords: Competency; Invention Curriculum; Education; Assessment.
Scope of the Article: Smart Learning and Innovative Education Systems