Reflection and Self-reflection Regarding Competencies: Comparative View of University Teachers and Their Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-57
Author(s):  
Kateřina Tomšíková ◽  
Lucie Smékalová ◽  
Milan Slavík
Keyword(s):  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
Dominant Feature ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
The University

In connection with the global trend, the dominant feature of the reforms in the education system moves towards the professional development of teachers. The article deals with competencies of a university teacher, which the teacher acquires and develops throughout his/her career. Competencies are necessary for qualified and professional performance. The significant part of the paper is devoted to the competency which exceeds all the others, the self-reflective competence. The authors of the article describe evaluation process at the Czech University of Life Sciences. Within this process opinions of students and teachers of the teaching process and implementation of the university teachers' key competencies are analysed. The aim of the enquiry was to find whether teachers prove competence as an excellent capability, eventually which of them are difficult to implement. From the results it is evident that the teachers evaluated themselves in all items above average. By highest rate they evaluated managing of the chosen parts of general educational competence, educational and psycho didactic competence, social, psychosocial and communicative competence. Based on the comparison with students, teachers have a tendency to overestimate themselves. That implies that it is necessary to lead some of the university teachers to understand the importance of self-reflection and to use efficient self-reflection methods.

scholarly journals Self-reflection of University Teachers at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katerina Tomsikova ◽  
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Karel Tomsik ◽  
Lucie Smékalová ◽  
Karel Nemejc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Sciences ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
University Level ◽  
Time Competence

The aim of the paper is to evaluate teachers´ competences and their self-reflection in the teaching process. The topicality of the research presented in the paper is given by the fact that teachers at university level must prove excellent competences regardless external factors which affect the teaching process any time. Competence is the key qualified and professional job performance in any sector. The paper focuses on the competences of university teachers which they acquire and develop throughout their career. Attention is given to professionally and personality cultivating competences, part of which is also self-reflection. Self-reflection refers to a person’s ability of introspection and willingness to learn more about own abilities and skills. This will lead to a better ability to identify changes that may be required. The methodology consists in a research based on a questionnaire survey and statistical evaluation of gathered information. The paper gives an outline of the evaluation process at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), during which opinions of students and teachers about instruction were analysed, together with the fulfilment of selected university competences. The main body of the paper is dedicated to the statistical processing of selected data from the evaluation survey conducted by using the SPSS programme. The results indicate that there are significant deviations of teachers´ self-evaluation from the students´ opinion. The Institute of Education and Communication is going to offer courses in advanced competence development using techniques of self-reflection. This has a potential to enhance effectiveness of the teaching process at university level.

scholarly journals Formation of communicative competence in a professionally-oriented foreign language course in higher education: issues and recommendations

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
G Urazbayeva ◽  
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A Kabdiyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Course Completion ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
University Level ◽  
Authentic Environment ◽  
The University

The aim of a professionally-oriented English language course is to develop students’ communicative compe-tence, English language linguistic competence, in particular, that supports students’ professional expertise. In this paper, the main issues of the formation of communicative competence in a professionally — oriented English language course at the university level are discussed. The data is drawn from the survey conducted among undergraduate and postgraduate students in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (N=48, mean age 26.5) who have taken the course. The survey results revealed that although students hold a positive attitude towards the course, they did not show some sufficient improvement of linguistic skills after the course completion, and more than 33 % of respondents rarely or almost never used the acquired English language skills for their fur-ther professional development. In this paper, I argue that to reach the intended learning objectives of the course, there is a need for university teachers to create a more «authentic» environment in order to involve students in creative and engaging classroom activities.

scholarly journals Formación Continua De Los Docentes Universitarios: Formación Investigativa

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Concepción Elizabeth Marcillo García ◽  
Jimmy Alexandre Vásquez Zavala
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The University ◽  
Formación Docente

La universidad constituye el espacio de generación de conocimientos y el referente de desarrollo de la ciencia y la tecnología. En tales circunstancias, la responsabilidad de que la universidad cumpla con su misión se sustenta, en gran medida, en el desempeño de los docentes que ejercen la cátedra universitaria. Su formación es el soporte de la innovación, transformación y producción de los conocimientos. En este sentido, la investigación tuvo como objeto de estudio la formación continua del docente, precisando como campo la formación investigativa del docente universitario de los docentes de la Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí. Se planteó como objetivo profundizar en los sustentos que sirvieron de base en la fundamentación de las categorías analizadas. Para el desarrollo de este documento, se consideró el método de investigación documental. Se concluyó  que el proceso de formación continua  encuentra  sustentos  en  Declaraciones  Universales  y  legales,  su  estudio  se  ha realizado desde diferentes aristas, siendo caracterizada por la actualización, innovación, producción y transformación, así como el desarrollo personal, el desarrollo social y el desempeño profesional. Por otra parte, la investigación dejó  evidenciado los pobres aportes en los estudios sobre la formación investigativa de los profesores en este nivel.    Palabras claves: Desempeño docente, docente universitario, formación continua, formación docente, formación docente investigativa  Continuous training of university teachers: research activity   Abstract The university is a place for generating knowledge and the benchmark of the development of science and technology. In such circumstances, the responsibility that the university fulfills its  Formación continua de los docentes universitarios www.itsup.edu.ec/myjournal mission lies largely on the performance of teachers engaged in the university staff. Their formation is a support for the    innovation, transformation and production of knowledge. In this sense, the research object was to study the continuing formation of professors, stating as the field of research the researching formation of university professors in “ Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí, Ecuador. The objective was to deepen in the aspects that were the basis of the foundation of the categories analyzed. For the development of this work, the method of documentary research was considered. We concluded that the process of continuing education is found The Universal Statement Legal; their study was conducted from different angles, being  characterized  by  the  updating,  innovation,  production  and  processing,  as  well  as personal development, social development and professional performance. Moreover, the research showed clearly, that there is a poor contribution in the professor formation at this level.  Keywords: professor performance, university teaching, continuing education, professor formation, professor formation research

Professional Performance Review Process: Your Best PR Tool

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Patricia (Trici) Schraeder
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Summative Evaluation ◽  
Workload Analysis ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Performance Review ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
School Based ◽  
Educational Literature

Abstract The Professional Performance Review Process (PPRP) was designed specifically for the school-based speech-language pathologist and enhances the four major purposes of professional performance review that have been identified in educational literature. The PPRP combines a formative self-reflection tool (including workload analysis) with a summative evaluation process.

scholarly journals The creation of performance evaluation indicators through a focus group

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Lúcia Mira Gonçalves ◽  
Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima ◽  
Nanci Crisitano ◽  
Martha Rumiko Kaio Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The University ◽  
Nursing Department

This study was developed in an action research perspective and aimed to create professional performance evaluation indicators for nursing technicians and auxiliaries working at the University Hospital of the University of Sao Paulo. Data were collected through the focus group technique, involving 19 secondary-level professionals, representing different Nursing Department units. During seven meetings, participants elaborated definitions of seven indicators they and their peers considered relevant to picture the adequate performance of these professional categories. In their reports, they manifested that the adopted strategy allowed them to express themselves about the meanings and feelings attributed to the performance evaluation process. In assessing the activity, the focus group members verbalized that, besides feeling more prepared to face problems related to performance evaluation, they also felt valued by their participation in the composition of the new instrument.

scholarly journals Self-Assessment Of The University Teaching Staff Functions

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Mariana Vilela Duarte Clemente ◽  
Isabel-Maria Ferrandiz-Vindel
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Core ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
The University

The Higher Education institutions should offer excellence teaching and qualification opportunities for the university teaching staff. La Facultad Integrada de Pernambuco (FACIPE) (the Integrated School of Pernambuco) in Brazil, following the global trend, has been involved in implementing changes to help improve the quality of education in our universities. The aim of this paper is to show how the teachers themselves, the core of this change, perceive their continuing training and how it can help in their upgrade process as a university lecturer. Thus, we use the teaching staff self-assessment as a tool to develop a FACIPE teaching staff profile and a strategy to foster self-reflection to discover and identify the "real" needs for the Comisin Propia de Evaluacin (CPA) (The Own Commission of Assessment) to be able to arrange Continuing Education seminars, courses and / or workshops.

Outcomes: Promoting Reflective Practice Using Performance Indicator Questionnaires

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Pat McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Traditional Performance ◽  
The University

This article details the process of self-reflection applied to the use of traditional performance indicator questionnaires. The study followed eight speech-language pathology graduate students enrolled in clinical practicum in the university, school, and healthcare settings over a period of two semesters. Results indicated when reflection was focused on students' own clinical skills, modifications to practice were implemented. Results further concluded self-assessment using performance indicators paired with written reflections can be a viable form of instruction in clinical education.

Evaluation of the Academic Setting in Spain 1This study was financed by the University of Oviedo.

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Fernández ◽  
Miguel A. Mateo ◽  
José Muñiz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Academic Setting ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Evaluation Questionnaire ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The University

The conditions are investigated in which Spanish university teachers carry out their teaching and research functions. 655 teachers from the University of Oviedo took part in this study by completing the Academic Setting Evaluation Questionnaire (ASEQ). Of the three dimensions assessed in the ASEQ, Satisfaction received the lowest ratings, Social Climate was rated higher, and Relations with students was rated the highest. These results are similar to those found in two studies carried out in the academic years 1986/87 and 1989/90. Their relevance for higher education is twofold because these data can be used as a complement of those obtained by means of students' opinions, and the crossing of both types of data can facilitate decision making in order to improve the quality of the work (teaching and research) of the university institutions.

Thathir Quality Scholarship Program For Students At University level

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-219
Author(s):  
Louay Qais Abdullah ◽  
Duraid Faris Khayoun
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
First Year ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
Scholarship Program ◽  
University Level ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The study focused basically on measuring the relationship between the material cost of the students benefits program and the benefits which are earned by it, which was distributed on college students in the initial stages (matinee) and to show the extent of the benefits accruing from the grant program compared to the material burdens which matched and the extent of success or failure of the experience and its effect from o scientific and side on the Iraqi student through these tough economic circumstances experienced by the country in general, and also trying to find ways of proposed increase or expansion of distribution in the future in the event of proven economic feasibility from the program. An data has been taking from the data fro the Department of Financial Affairs and the Department of Studies and Planning at the University of Diyala with taking an data representing an actual and minimized pattern and questionnaires to a sample of students from the Department of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Education of the University of Diyala on the level of success and failure of students in the first year of the grant and the year before for the purpose of distribution comparison. The importance of the study to measure the extent of interest earned in comparision whit the material which is expenseon the program of grant (grant of students) to assist the competent authorities to continue or not in the program of student grants for the coming years.

Problems in English Communicating Skills for Learners of English

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (07) ◽  
pp. 20484-20491
Author(s):  
Dr. Ishag Adam Hassan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Small Component ◽  
Curriculum Review ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This paper is devoted to presenting the methods in English communicating skills for Learners of English in general and the problems specific to University of Bahri. English language major’s graduates then; it discusses the notion of communicative competence, and defines strategic competence. It also briefly deals with the various definitions of communication strategies and taxonomies of conversation strategies. Also, I give brief definition of the word conversation, that is the act of talking together or exchange ideas, opinions, skills, and information. As accustomed, speaking is natural and automatic but communication is an art which must be learned and practiced. Also the aim of this paper is to present you with suitable suggestions about how you can solve problems while reading English? In order to comply with this objective: we considered two variables. The first one is that within our daily practice at the university we have students with different abilities while reading English. Therefore, we need to help them increase the ability in reading comprehension. However, we don’t have enough teachers and needed resources to supply them with the help they need. The second variable is related to the fact that at University there are different centers where the students’ skills can improve and their reading comprehension skills deficiencies could be overcome by getting help from the teachers. This study is small component of a larger curriculum review exercise. The findings of study in general suggest that both students and English language lecturers were in agreement that Sudanese students had a problem in writing and speaking English and due to that the conversational problems are raised.      Finally, the paper concludes by representing the pedagogical implications of conversation strategies.

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