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Vol.14, No.3, August 2025. ISSN: 2217-8309 eISSN: 2217-8333
TEM Journal
TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science |
Professional Competencies of Technology for Teachers in Slovakia
Danka Lukáčová, Gabriel Bánesz, Kristína Komárová
© 2025 Danka Lukáčová, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 2454-2461, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM143-49, August 2025.
Received: 19 December 2024. Revised: 25 June 2025.
Abstract:
Professional competencies of teachers are essential for performing the teaching profession across all subjects. In Slovakia, the subject of Technology has been long taught by teachers who lack the required professional qualifications and, therefore, teach the subject without proper expertise. This paper presents the results of a survey in which respondents evaluated their competencies related to teaching Technology, specifically regarding the thematic units that constitute the subject. The attitudes obtained were analyzed based on whether the respondents were qualified or unqualified to teach the subject. A chi-square test was used to compare the respondents' attitudes. The findings indicate that qualified Technology teachers rate their ability to professionally teach specific topics higher than unqualified teachers.
Keywords – Professional competencies, technical education, teachers, questionnaire, curriculum of technical subjects |
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