THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR ENHANCING COMPETENCY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PE TEACHERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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This study aimed to: 1) synthesize components of competency of secondary school PE teachers in the 21st century; 2) assess the needs for enhancing their competency and; 3) prioritize the needs for enhancing their competency. This research used a survey method to collect the data to assess the needs. The participants of this study were 395 nationwide secondary school PE teachers selected through multistage sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire for needs assessment for enhancing competency of PE teachers in the 21st century. Descriptive statistics, t-test and Modified Priority Needs Index were used to analyze the data.
The findings revealed that there were six components of competency of PE teachers in the 21st century: 1) academic knowledge, teaching management, sport and exercise skills; 2) student development (student-centered learning); 3) interpersonal communication with students, parents, colleagues and school principals; 4) media, information and digital literacy; 5) personal development as a PE teacher; 6) adaptation to students and the changing world. The needs for enhancing competency of secondary school PE teachers were also found in all aspects, with the highest level of needs for media, information and digital literacy.
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