Identification of continuing professional development needs of primary school English teachers of Kuala Terengganu District
The study was carried out mainly to identify the perceived needs for continuing professional development of primary school English teachers of Kuala Terengganu District. It also sought to find out the relationship between selected variables and the perceived needs for continuing professional dev...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English English |
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1998
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9000/1/FPP_1998_17%20IR.pdf |
| Summary: | The study was carried out mainly to identify the perceived needs
for continuing professional development of primary school English
teachers of Kuala Terengganu District. It also sought to find out the
relationship between selected variables and the perceived needs for
continuing professional development.
The data was collected using a questionnaire from 82 primary
school English teachers of Kuala Terengganu district. The findings of
the study indicated that majority of the respondents have high
perceived needs for continuing professional development. The study
also revealed that the respondents have perceived needs in all the six categories identified in the questionnaire which were (A) Knowledge, (B)
Teaching Strategies, (C) Classroom-Based Skills, (D) Pastoral Care, (E)
Student Management Skills and (F) Personal Development. It was found
that there was a significant correlation between age and perceived
needs for continuing professional development but it was low in
nature.
The study recommended that provision of professional
development activities for primary school English teachers of Kuala
Terengganu District should be based on a needs assessment and
teachers should be allowed to choose in-service courses based on their
own needs.
The study has also suggested that further research should be
conducted to obtain a more in-depth view of the perception of
professional needs of English teachers through other research designs. |
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