scholarly journals Teacher Self-Assessment of their Science and Technics Competences and Professional Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-92
Author(s):  
Danijela Blanuša Trošelj ◽  
Petra Peić Papak ◽  
Darjo Zuljan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
Elementary Class ◽  
Project Culture ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
The University

In this paper, the authors present the results of an empirical study that formed part of the broader research project, "Culture of Educational Institution as a Factor in Co-Construction of Knowledge," at the University of Rijeka. The research was conducted on a sample of 317 elementary class teachers from Croatia and Slovenia. The authors sought to establish how class teachers assess their professionalism in practice; whether they show statistically significant differences in assessing their professionalism and professional development in practice at different stages of their careers.

scholarly journals Teachers’ perceptions about their practices and needs for improvement: A qualitative research project at the University of Padova

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debora Aquario ◽  
Renata Clerici ◽  
Lorenza Da Re ◽  
Ettore Felisatti ◽  
Cristina Mazzucco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

The aim of the paper is to present the results deriving from the qualitative analysis of open-ended questions included in the Prodid Project Questionnaire. Prodid (Teacher professional development and  academic educational innovation) is a research project conducted in 2014-2015 at the University of Padova, which aimed at developing strategies to support academic teachers to enhance their teaching competences. The questions were formulated in order to collect teachers’  points of view on excellence and innovation, perceived critical aspects in their teaching practice and the need for support to improve teaching. The analysis was conducted through the use of software Atlas.ti 7 in order to highlight, on the one hand, the strengths and weaknesses of current teaching practices, and on the other hand, the need of support to improve teaching skills and enhance teachers’ professionalism. Findings are presented by illustrating the distributions based on the different Schools in the universities as well as the thematic issues that emerged from teachers’ answers. These results informed the professional development activities organized at the University for junior and senior staff in 2015.

scholarly journals Digital Competences for Teachers - The Digi.Kompp Model in an International Comparison and in the Practice of Austrian Teacher Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
Gerhard Brandhofer ◽  
Marlene Miglbauer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
International Comparison ◽  
Education System ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The University

The digital competences of teachers have not yet been given sufficient attention in Austria. In order to meet this need, the digi.kompP model has been developed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs, led by the University College of Virtual Teacher Education. Based on national and international framework models, the competency model is to serve as an instrument for self-assessment and continuous professional development as well as for (higher) school development. The following is a brief overview of international models that were relevant for the development of the competence grid. After that the competence grid itself and its categories are presented. The article concludes with a discussion of the integration of the competence grid into the international framework and its benefits in the Austrian education system. This article aims to make a theoretical contribution to the categorization of teachers' competencies

scholarly journals Selected results of the analysis of educational needs in the target professional group

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
Petr Adamec
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
The University

The paper focuses on the issue of adult continuing professional development and the management of educational institutions. The objective of the paper is to present the selected results of the survey, which aimed at identifying and analyzing the educational needs of the target group for which a particular educational institution has been providing long-term educational activities. The survey was conducted at the end of 2019 through a questionnaire. 158 respondents from the application sphere related to the professional profile of a public university in the Czech Republic took part in it. The results provided practical suggestions for the organization and implementation of lifelong learning programs at the university. The results presented in this paper focus mainly on the preferences of respondents from the target group in the field of continuing professional development and also their general attitudes to the profession. 

Professional Development in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
Imre Fenyő
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Institutional Strategies ◽  
The University ◽  
Quality Learning

AbstractThe University of Debrecen is a participant of the PETRA project (Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Azerbaijani Universities) with the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, University of Applied Sciences Vienna, Austria, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. The aim of the project is promoting of teaching and learning excellence in Azerbaijan Universities, by supporting the professional development in higher education and, in the academic community. For this reason, the program wants to enhance the usage of technology and innovative forms of teaching, to provide support for designing courses and for choosing and using diverse approaches in assessment. The purpose of this study is to identify the possibilities of promoting the professional development in higher education and to explore the theoretical landscape: the roles and implications of the professional development. This paper explores the connections between the reflective behaviour of the teachers and their assessment methods and wants to provide new approaches to assessment in the context of the institutional strategies of the higher education. This paper argues for innovative forms of assessment such as the portfolios in teacher preparation or the group-based assessment forms - as methods of promoting higher quality learning. The study investigates the ways towards the autonomous assessment in the higher education, using self-assessment and peer assessment.

scholarly journals Cross-disciplinary integration as a high intensity method of gifted students’ training

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-258
Author(s):  
Nina Alexandrovna Timoschuk ◽  
Valentin Nicolaevich Mikhelkevich ◽  
Elena Nicolaevna Ryabinova
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Homogeneous Groups ◽  
New Type ◽  
Cultural Requirements ◽  
The University

The paper contains successful pedagogical experience of Samara State Technical University in the field of exceptional childrens advanced and accelerated training. On the basis of this experience possibilities of the advanced and accelerated training are analyzed. This kind of training is considered to be one of the most effective ways of gifted youths development. On the basis of the available theoretical and practical experience the authors note that technical universities with their multilevel structures of higher education can become very effective intellectual centers of the integrated systems of continuous education, including various educational institutions of pre-university and additional postgraduate training. The paper contains experience of an integrated educational system of continuous and differentiated (on abilities) education School - HEI in homogeneous groups. It is shown that training of gifted students in groups with equal mental capacities favorably influences their self-assessment and they in such situation should study wholeheartedly forces, feeling continuous stimulation from schoolmates. Characteristics of capacity of the academic college as the associated educational institution of the new type functioning on the basis of organizational and methodical merging of the university and school and at the same time being structural division of both founders are given as an example. It is noted that the considered models of structures of the integrated educational systems possess various degree of intensity of training, in communication with what rationing of average loading of students in the academic college acquires the special importance and relevance. Proceeding from the standard maximum permissible week educational loading of the young man caused by his psychophysiological opportunities, social conditions and cultural requirements the technique of her flexible rationing which efficiency is confirmed with long-term monitoring of the graduates of the academic college who have become subsequently successful scientists, inventors, experts is described.

scholarly journals Faculty Empowering Faculty

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayna Henry ◽  
Edward James Brantmeier ◽  
Anthony Tongen ◽  
Ashley Taylor Jaffee ◽  
Olga Pierrakos
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
College And University ◽  
Development Support ◽  
The University

Faculty are increasingly interested in engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) across disciplines, necessitating educational development support. While many institutions utilize one-time workshops and faculty communities offering professional development funding, the case study presented in this article takes a different approach. The aim of the Engaged Teacher-Scholar (ETS) program is to support faculty growth in a process of becoming ETS leaders across the university campus. ETS leaders advance an individual SoTL research project and are trained to develop a plan for and offer professional development events to their department, college, and university related to SoTL. The article presents an overview of the program’s objectives, organization, and outcomes over four years of implementation. The article concludes with implications for implementation at other institutions.

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.

Impact Of Transformational Leadership On Motivating Faculty Members

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 303-312
Author(s):  
Jamal Asad Mezel ◽  
Adnan Fadhil Khaleel ◽  
Kiran Das Naik Eslavath
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Traditional Form ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
University Leaders ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This empirical study show that the impact of all styles was well moderate. The means of effect of all styles were less than 3 out of 5. It means the expected impact of transformational affect upon the all dimensions of the activities, are not expected due to the traditional styles of leadership and the lack of information about the transformational leadership styles which can guide leaders to use such styles in the organization which may be this results due to lack of trained leaders and necessary knowledge with the leaders in all universities about transformational styles the traditional form of the leadership styles which used by the university leaders affect the communication between all levels of the administration and the faculty members which has consequence because decrease in motivation and a self-consideration from the administration.

MOBIS-COVID19/06: Results as of 11/05/2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Molloy ◽  
Christopher Tchervenkov ◽  
Thomas Schatzmann ◽  
Beaumont Schoeman ◽  
Beat Hintermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Daily Mobility ◽  
The University ◽  
At Home

To slow down the spread of the Coronavirus, the population has been instructed to stay<br>at home if possible. This measure consequently has a major impact on our daily mobility<br>behaviour. But who is being affected, and how? The MOBIS-COVID-19 research project,<br>an initiative of ETH Zurich and the University of Basel, is a continuation of the original<br>MOBIS study. The aim of the project is to get a picture of how the crisis is affecting<br>mobility and everyday life in Switzerland.

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