Teacher Competency Assessment In The Classroom: Current Issues

Abstract

Teacher competency has been considered as an important topic in education. The competencies need to be assessed within process of learning and teaching, this helps in verifying position of students with reference to the variables of education concerned. This study is based on identification of the issues related to teacher’s competency assessment in classroom. In the current study, researchers have used literature review for identifying issues in “teacher competency assessment”. There is a need of a paradigm shift in the teaching pedagogy based on the culture at work in various industries. There is a need that the education philosophy works in close association with the real world of work. Competency instruments act towards support of managing this change. Every subject should be taught in association with a practical aspect. There should be some general instruments for measurement and there should be some specific instruments which lead to measurement of the education being imparted based on the profession where students could seek their career in. There should not be only classroom teaching rather there is a need for workshops, seminars, field visits etc. for the students so that they get a real time experience about the world around them. This study focusses on assessment of teachers competency based on their teaching pedagogy in the current scenario.