scholarly journals The Development of a Self-Assessment Instrument to Evaluate Selected Competencies of Continuing Education Practitioners

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry Sullivan

Adult and continuing education practitioners must engage in continuing professional education as a means of developing and maintaining their professional competence. This paper reviews the literature on competencies for continuing educators and examines the strengths of existing instruments for continuing educators to self-assess their competencies. One of the challenges in this process has been a means to systematically and comprehensively assess existing knowledge and skills and to identify where competencies are not adequate. This paper describes an assessment instrument that addresses these challenges and builds on the strengths of existing tools. It describes the development of a tool through a consultative process that identified the range of practitioner competencies required of adult and continuing educators. The assessment tool incorporates a behaviorally based approach to assessing identified competencies. It is unique because it addresses many of the needs identified in the literature including well articulated criteria for making judgments about a person’s current knowledge and skills, a format that allows for clear identification of gaps in learning so that meaningful professional development can take place, the clear structure needed to develop a “portfolio” of skills, and a format that requires the provision of evidence to support claims of proficiency in the identified areas. Though the development of the tool was initiated through the development of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition processes, it is anticipated that it will be useful for continuing educators to undertake self-assessments as a basis for hiring, career laddering, and planning their ongoing professional development activities and goals. In both cases it provides a framework for meaningful reflection, assessment, gap identification, and planning.

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-241
Author(s):  
Марина Лапіна

Статтю присвячено проблемам професійного навчання соціальних працівників, зокрема розглянуто психолого-педагогічні аспекти процесу підготовки висококваліфікованих фахівців. Зазначено що в професійній психології та педагогіці набуває поширення компетентнісний підхід до сучасної освіти. Акцентовано увагу на особистісно-орієнтованому та психолого-акмеологічному напрямках професійної освіти та навчання. Особистісні якості фахівця розглядаються як метапрофесійні компетенції, що забезпечують якість праці майбутнього соціального працівника. На основі аналізу специфіки підготовки фахівців соціономічних професій окреслено загальні напрями формування професійних компетенцій соціальних працівників: пріоритет професійно-особистісного розвитку для досягнення високого рівня професіоналізму фахівця; формування психологічної, особистісної та рефлексивної компетентності; практична зорієнтованість процесу навчання. Розглянуто методи та технології активного формування психологічної та особистісної компетентності фахівця в процесі професійного навчання, а саме методика контекстного (знаково-контекстного) навчання та психолого-акмеологічні методи та процедури професійного розвитку. Стверджується, що включення до навчального процесу інноваційних, заснованих на взаємодії педагога та учня, психолого-педагогічних технологій активного навчання має формувати особистісні зони розвитку майбутніх фахівців, удосконалювати способи та засоби професійного становлення, що значно підвищує якість професійного навчання соціальних працівників. The article deals with the problems of vocational training of social workers. They are particularly considered with psychological and pedagogical aspects of training highly qualified specialists. It specifies that competence-based approach to modern education gets spreading in the professional psychology and pedagogy. The article is accented on personality-oriented and psycho-akmeological directions existing in the psychology of professional education and training. Personal qualities of the professional are considered as metaprofessional competences which ensure the future social worker’s quality of work. The general directions of formation professional competence of social workers are identified on the base of the analyses of the specific professional training socionomic professions: priority of vocational and personality development for achievement a high level of professionalism; formation of the psychological, personal and reflective competence; practical orientation of the learning process. The methods and technologies of active formation of psychological and personality’s competence of the specialist during the vocational training are reviewed in the article, specifically the method and technique of signed-contextual learning and psycho-akmeological methods and procedures of professional development. It is alleged that the inclusion in the educational process of preparation innovational, psychological and pedagogical techniques of active learning, based on the interaction between the teacher and the student, should generated personal’s development zones of the future professionals, refine the methods and means of the professional development that significantly improves the quality of social worker’s professional training.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Malte Gregorzewski ◽  
Michael Schratz ◽  
Christian Wiesner

This paper introduces the innovative model FieldTransFormation360 and its aim to help educational leaders in assessing their personal mastery. Moreover, it presents empirical findings from its first exploratory applicationin an Austrian leadership framework. In a first conceptual part, the theoretical underpinnings and the context of the origin of the model are outlined with reference to similar approaches in the area of school leadership. In the following part, the application of the model is introduced through the explanation of the methodology and how the model is turned into a self-assessment instrument. Insights into the results of its exploratoryapplication in the Austrian Leadership Academy are presented in the empirical part. Its first application serves as the consolidation and validation of FieldTransFormation360 as a meaningful self-assessment tool for the professional development of school leaders. The results of the exploratory approach with participants in the Austrian Leadership Academy suggest that the model and its instrument can be regarded as a robust assessment tool for the development of a deeper understanding about the transformative power through personal and professional development in the lived experience of educational leadership.


Author(s):  
Olena Volyarska

Comprehensive analysis of scientific studies of national and foreign scientists showed that the problem of the teachers’ professional development improvement has been represented in theoretical and practical philosophical, psychological and pedagogical science. The analysis of development of the postgraduate education tendencies, life-long professional education of adult learners, long-term scientific and pedagogical experience have revealed the relevance of research in the improving of the teachers professional development. This research has been appropriated by the increased requirements for postgraduate education and traditional approaches to the development of the teachers’ professional competences and by the necessity to cope with the existing stereotypes, changing attitudes and approaches to the teachers’ professional growth.The aim of the research is to identify the spheres of improvement for the professional development of teachers in the system of postgraduate education.The interpretation of the teachers’ professional development has been defined as an increase of their professional competence in the result of practical experience and prolonged purposeful and coordinated self-education in the conditions of formal, non-formal and informal adult education.The main directions of improvement of Ukrainian teachers’ professional development in our in-service teacher training include: 1) systematic implementation of educational innovation in postgraduate education content; 2) development of the blended forms of teacher training for providing educational possibilities for various special optional courses, trainings and seminars on full-time training conferences, consultations, participation in online conferences, electronic forums, chats on the distance remote basis; 3) creation of a system of the various modular courses and teacher trainings, which provides a clear definition, diagnosis and monitoring of professional competence components, based on a modular educational technology and which is one of the modern innovations in adult education; 4) development of partnership subject-subject interaction in in-service training, where the participants of training activities are oriented to the professional development, personal and professional growth.The results of studies have stated that a comprehensive personal training for teachers should be oriented to the development of their willingness to increase the effectiveness of the professional activities. In the further researches we consider the necessity of studying and generalization of international and national databases on the teachers’ continuous professional development.


Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Barnett ◽  
Jeffrey Zimmerman

Even the best trained and most highly skilled mental health clinicians must take active steps to maintain, update, and expand their knowledge and skills. Failure to do so on an ongoing basis places one’s professional competence at risk. This chapter explains the fragile nature of competence and the steps to take to help ensure the maintenance of ongoing clinical effectiveness. Enhancing one’s competence to add new skills and to expand one’s clinical practice into new areas also is addressed. Continuing requirements for license renewal are described and placed within the broader context of each mental health practitioner’s overarching ethical obligation to provide the highest quality professional services possible. Specific recommendations for achieving this goal are provided in the hope that mental health clinicians will incorporate them into their ongoing professional activities.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Johnson ◽  
Arlene Masaba ◽  
Sadia Munir ◽  
Robin O’Dwyer ◽  
Amber Smith ◽  
...  

Background: Nurses play a crucial role in the prevention of communicable diseases through the public health immunization programs. Knowledge, attitude and practices of health care providers have significant impact on the vaccine administration and education of adults and parents of children.Objective: The present qualitative study aims to explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of nurses in Qatar before and after the delivery of the immunization-related continuous professional development program.Methods: 10 out of 125 nurses who have completed the training program volunteered to participate in the face-to-face interviews. Data was then collected, transcribed and analysed by the researcher team members.Results: Themes identified from this study: Empowerment, advancing practice and continuing education. Participants felt more confident and had a sense of fulfilment on completion of the education program. Practicing evidenced based skills and methods achieved an outcome of better quality of care, which can directly affect practice. Participants also felt that continuing education allows them to become self-motivated to keep up with new and emerging knowledge. Taken together, our data revealed that continuing professional education immunization-training program was successful in improving the knowledge, attitude and practices of the participants.Conclusions: Continued education beyond traditional baccalaureate nursing programs in order to ensure nurses possess the knowledge to safely handle, teach and administer vaccines is needed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1111-1116
Author(s):  
Maria Spasova

The dynamics of today's world requires every one of us to maintain, upgrade and refine our knowledge and skills lifelong. For the nurses whose profession is regulated in the EU member states, as well in Bulgaria, continuing education is a key element of their professional development. One of the main objectives of the continuing professional education (CPE) is to contribute to the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in a way, appropriate to meet the needs of а present-day medical practice. The institution that organizes, coordinates, provides and registers continuing professional education of the health care professionals is Bulgarian Association of health professionals in nursing (BAHPN). There are different forms of professional educations – courses, congresses, conferences, seminars, ets. For estimation of the various forms of the continuing education in 2006 have been applied United Credit System (UCS), according to which for participation in each provided form credit points were given. The instrument for registration was the National Electronic Professional Register (NEPR).The aim of this study was to analyze retrospectively the trends in the development of continuing education of nurses in Bulgaria for a period from 2006 until the end of 2017. A database from NEPR with 86866 registered participations was used. Inclusion criterion included that health professionals were nurses, with or without registered CPE participations. The study employed retrospective analysis, documentary and statistical methods.The system of continuing professional education of the nurses in our country is an actively developing system that provides equal access and variety of forms of CPE, credited by BAHPN’s United Credit System. The most preferred form of CPE for the nurses was a traditional course. Participation in other forms of continuing education was under the expected levels and occupied a share of only 14.35% in the total structure of continuing education.The registered number of CPE participations for the observed period is a reason to designate nurses as "learning professionals". Despite the existence of some barriers to participation in continuing education, nurses accomplish their professional ethical commitment by actively building their knowledge and skills. The results of the survey revealed the need of measures to motivate nurses to participate more actively in the different forms of continuing education. Motivation could be achieved through interventions to provide support from the employer and colleagues as well as providing opportunities for sponsoring training and regulating a financial incentive to achieve higher competency.


Author(s):  
Oksana Havryshkiv ◽  

The article presents the meaning of the concepts of “professional and pedagogical activityˮ, “professional developmentˮ and shows that professional development is a multifaceted process of acquiring and using new knowledge, skills and qualities that are necessary for highly effective implementation of professional pedagogical activity. It is noted that professional development is a process of transforming the teacher’s individuality, aimed at self-improvement and achievement of acmeological peaks in professional activity; the features of professional and pedagogical activity of a teacher of higher military educational institution are singled out in the article. The stages of professional development of a teacher (choice of profession, professional education and training, professional adaptation, professional competence, professionalism, mastery and innovation) are analyzed. It is identified that self-improvement is implemented in two interrelated ways: self-education and personal development. A brief meaningful characteristic of these concepts is offered. The stages of self-improvement of scientific and pedagogical workers are characterized: the stage of self-knowledge (the initial stage of cognitive activity of a person), the stage of creating a personal self-improvement program (formation of goals and ideals for achieving one’s goal), the stage of implementation of self-improvement program (professional development implementation complex), the stage of control and regulation of self-improvement process (evaluation of achieved results). On the basis of theoretical analysis and selected results of the empirical research, the author offers advice for teachers of higher military educational institutions for their professional self-improvement. It is determined that constant improvement of professional skills is an important factor in the professional development of a scientific and pedagogical worker. Keywords: pedagogical activity, higher military education institution, professional development, stages of professional development, self-improvement, self-education, innovativeness.


Author(s):  
Ирина Дмитриевна Борченко ◽  
Ольга Борисовна Дударева

Введение. Представлены результаты ежегодного мониторинга входной и итоговой диагностики освоения слушателями дополнительных профессиональных программ. Цель – определение степени сформированности профессиональных компетентностей слушателей при освоении дополнительных профессиональных программ, а также определение динамики изменения субъектной позиции слушателей относительно их профессиональной компетентности. Материал и методы. Материалом исследования послужили полученные данные итоговой диагностики, разработанной институтом дополнительного профессионального образования. Представлены выявленные затруднения при прохождении обучения слушателями, а также интересная динамика по четырем разделам анкеты: позиция слушателей курсов относительно их правовой компетентности, психолого-педагогической компетентности, профессиональных умений, актуальности использования информационно-методических ресурсов института. Результаты и обсуждение. Анализ данных проводимой входной и итоговой диагностики уровня подготовки слушателей при освоении дополнительных профессиональных программ за 2019 г. позволил выявить типичные и оставшиеся затруднения, с которыми сталкиваются слушатели. В анкетировании приняли участие две категории: «Педагогические работники» и «Руководящие работники». Данные диагностики показали, что большинство слушателей испытывают потребность в развитии своей профессиональной компетентности. Актуальным в работе как педагогических, так и руководящих работников остается потребность в развитии умений, которые позволяют выстраивать собственную профессиональную деятельность в соответствии с законодательством в сфере образования. Важным является вопрос применения слушателями психолого-педагогических знаний и умений в профессиональной деятельности. Данные входной диагностики показывают достаточно небольшой процент слушателей, применяющих психолого-педагогические знания и умения, а также использование систематически и на естественной основе. Еще одной проблемой остается осознание недостаточного уровня владения информационно-коммуникационными технологиями. Несмотря на достаточную открытость информационных ресурсов института, представленность их на официальном сайте, довольно большой процент слушателей не в полной мере знаком с проектными и информационно-методическими ресурсами, так как, по мнению самих же слушателей, это не входит в круг их обязанностей. Заключение. Выявленные оставшиеся затруднения позволят отрегулировать работу проведения оперативной корректировки содержания и форм работы профессорско-преподавательского состава со слушателями в ходе освоения дополнительных профессиональных программ, а также определить подходы к принятию эффективных управленческих решений, направленных на обеспечение положительной динамики результатов освоения слушателями дополнительных профессиональных программ. Introduction. The results of the annual monitoring of the input and final diagnostics of the development of additional professional programs by students are presented. Aim and objectives. The goal is to determine the degree of formation of students’ professional competencies when mastering additional professional programs, as well as to determine the dynamics of changes in the subject position of students regarding their professional competence. Material and methods. The research material was the data obtained from the final diagnosis developed by the Institute of Continuing Professional Education. Identified difficulties in the training of students, as well as interesting dynamics in four sections of the questionnaire are presented: the position of students of the courses regarding their legal competence, psychological and pedagogical competence, professional skills, and the relevance of using the Institute’s information and methodological resources. Results and discussion. An analysis of the data of the conducted input and final diagnostics of the level of training of students in the development of additional professional programs for 2019 revealed the typical and remaining difficulties that students experience. Two categories took part in the survey: “Pedagogical workers” and “Leading workers”. Diagnostic data showed that most students feel the need to develop their professional competence. The need for the development of skills that allow you to build your own professional activities in accordance with the legislation in the field of education remains relevant in the work of both teachers and managers. An important issue is the use by students of psychological and pedagogical knowledge and skills in professional activities. Input diagnostic data show a fairly small percentage of students who use psychological and pedagogical knowledge and skills, as well as the use of a systematic and natural basis. Another problem remains the awareness of an insufficient level of knowledge of information and communication technologies. Despite the sufficient openness of the institute’s information resources and its presence on the official website, a fairly large percentage of students are not sufficiently familiar with project and information-methodological resources, including those presented on portals and sites located on the official website, since this is not in their circle duties, according to listeners. Conclusion. The remaining difficulties identified will allow us to adjust the work of carrying out operational adjustments to the content and forms of work of the teaching staff with students during the development of additional professional programs, as well as to determine approaches to making effective management decisions aimed at ensuring positive dynamics in the results of the development of additional professional programs by students.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Stanislav E. PROKOFIEV ◽  
Evgeniy D. BOGATYREV ◽  
Alexander M. BELYAEV ◽  
Sergey G. EREMIN ◽  
Natalia A. BARMENKOVA

The goal of this article is the study of legal and organizational aspects for professional development of civil servants of Russia and searching for possible ways of improving the existing mechanism of planning, organization and implementation of professional development of civil servants. Methodological basis of the study of the problem of steel General scientific methods such as induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, grouping, etc. Conducted interdisciplinary analysis of literature and sources on the subject of professional is mand professional development, particularly in relation to public servants. Identified relevant legal issues hindering the process of professional development of civil servants in the context of further education. The proposed solution according to the decision of legal issues, professional development of civil servants. Particular emphasizes placed on finding ways of improving the existing mechanism of planning, organization and implementation of professional development of civil servants at the local level. A proposal about the organization of educational space with in the institutions of various levels of subordination. The leading trend in the development of the principle of professional development of state personnel policies is the requirement for continuous enhancement of the professionalism of the work force through continuous professional development of civil servants, the development of competencies is replaced by installing the development of professional competences and improvement of professional competence. Despite the high level of scientific elaboration of the Institute of professional development of civil servants, as well as the recommendations of the legislator in this direction, the development of modern professionalism of the civil servant becomes the task of the civil servant and the institution where he serves. The study showed that at the present stage, a considerable part of the problema rises in the system of additional professional education of state civil servants, which are by law mandatory. Basically, it is the problems of organizational and legal nature, and their solution requires not just changes at the state and municipal levels, and the drastic reorganization of the existing system of training of civil servants. The beginning of the process can be laid at the local level. In addition to the ʼglobalʼ recommendations for improving the system of professional development of civil servants, a proposal to organize their own educational space with in the institutions of various levels of subordination. The training center will allow not only to optimize the entire mechanism of civil servants' training process and management, but also increase their motivational level for self-development, and the main activities that can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of operations in general


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 775
Author(s):  
Lena von Kotzebue ◽  
Monique Meier ◽  
Alexander Finger ◽  
Erik Kremser ◽  
Johannes Huwer ◽  
...  

For the planning and implementation of lessons with digital technologies, a subject-specific technology-related professional competence of teachers is of central importance. However, the competency frameworks developed so far remain in a general perspective and do not explicitly address subject-specific issues. Furthermore, digital competencies are predominantly measured with subject-unspecific self-assessment instruments, as subject-specific operationalizations for this area are not yet available in a differentiated form. In this article, the framework for Digital Competencies for Teaching in Science Education (DiKoLAN), a subject-specific framework for pre-service science teachers, is introduced, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, first results of a self-assessment tool based on the framework are described. DiKoLAN defines competency areas highly specific to science, as well as more general competency areas that include aspects common to all subjects. Each competency area is described by competency expectations, which, in turn, are structured with reference to the four technology-related dimensions of the TPACK framework (i.e., Technological and Pedagogical Content Knowledge) and three levels of performance (Name, Describe, Use/Apply). Derived from DiKoLAN, a corresponding self-assessment instrument (DiKoLAN-Grid) was developed and empirically tested for the two competency areas, (n = 118) and Information Search and Evaluation (n = 90), in biology student teachers. By means of path models, tendencies regarding structural correlations of the four components Special Tools (TK), Content-specific Context (TCK), Methods and Digitality (TPK), and Teaching (TPACK) are presented for both competency areas and discussed, as well as in comparison to previously conducted, subject-unspecific surveys.


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