Vocational Teachers Competencies: What Do Preservice Teacher Need to Learn?
Open Access
Author:
Mohd Zulkifli, Rafeizah Binti
Graduate Program:
Workforce Education and Development
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
April 06, 2016
Committee Members:
Cynthia Pellock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member Mark D Threeton, Committee Member Daniel Douglas Foster, Outside Member
Keywords:
Vocational Teachers Teacher Competencies Planning and Preparation Competencies Preservice Teachers
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the planning and preparation competencies necessary for vocational teachers’ preparation of a skilled workforce that meets the demands of the Malaysian labor market. The domain and components of planning and preparation of Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching (Danielson, 2007) were used as the framework for this study. A Modified Delphi technique was used as the research method. The analysis identified 112 planning and preparation competencies that Malaysian teachers need to know and be able to do. Of these 112, there are 29 planning and preparation competencies in knowledge of content and pedagogy, 17 planning and preparation competencies in knowledge of students, 13 planning and preparation competencies in setting instructional outcome, 15 planning and preparation competencies in knowledge of resources, 21 planning and preparation competencies in designing coherent instruction, and 17 planning and preparation competencies in designing student assessments that Malaysian vocational teachers need to know and be able to do in order to prepare a skilled workforce that meets the demand of the Malaysian labor market.
