Professional Competencies of Technology for Teachers in Slovakia

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 p...

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Published inTEM Journal Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 2454 - 2461
Main Authors Lukáčová, Danka, Bánesz, Gabriel, Komárová, Kristína
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science 27.08.2025
Subjects
Education and training
ICT Information and Communications Technologies
technical education
questionnaire
curriculum of technical subjects
teachers
Professional competencies
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ISSN2217-8309
2217-8333
2217-8333
DOI10.18421/TEM143-49

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Summary: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.
ISSN:2217-8309
2217-8333
2217-8333
DOI:10.18421/TEM143-49