Self-reflection of university teachers at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Tomsikova, K., Czech Univ. of Life Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic). Inst. of Education and Communication | Tomsik, K., Czech Univ. of Life Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic). Faculty of Economics and Management | Smekalova, L., Czech Univ. of Life Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic). Inst. of Education and Communication | Nemejc, K., Czech Univ. of Life Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic). Inst. of Education and Communication
The aim of the paper is to evaluate teachers´ competences and their self-reflection in the teaching process. The topicality of the research presented in the paper is given by the fact that teachers at university level must prove excellent competences regardless external factors which affect the teaching process any time. Competence is the key qualified and professional job performance in any sector. The paper focuses on the competences of university teachers which they acquire and develop throughout their career. Attention is given to professionally and personality cultivating competences, part of which is also self-reflection. Self-reflection refers to a person’s ability of introspection and willingness to learn more about own abilities and skills. This will lead to a better ability to identify changes that may be required. The methodology consists in a research based on a questionnaire survey and statistical evaluation of gathered information. The paper gives an outline of the evaluation process at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), during which opinions of students and teachers about instruction were analysed, together with the fulfilment of selected university competences. The main body of the paper is dedicated to the statistical processing of selected data from the evaluation survey conducted by using the SPSS programme. The results indicate that there are significant deviations of teachers´ self-evaluation from the students´ opinion. The Institute of Education and Communication is going to offer courses in advanced competence development using techniques of self-reflection. This has a potential to enhance effectiveness of the teaching process at university level.
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