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Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(11A), pp. 89 - 96
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082111
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The Level of Special Education Teachers' Technological Pedagogy and Content Knowledge, Teaching Style, Self-efficacy and Competency
Rubashini Ramakrishnan , Norshidah Mohamad Salleh *, Aliza Alias
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
Teachers play an essential role in implementing the ultimate goal of education by producing insightful human capital in line with the goals of the Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM) 2013-2025. This effort is also the main responsibility of special education teachers in improving a learning process that satisfies the specific necessities of special needs students. Special education teachers require to furnish themselves with a wide assortment of knowledge and skills so that quality education can be applied to students with special needs. Therefore, this study investigates the level of technological pedagogy and content knowledge, teaching style, self-efficacy and competency among special education teachers. This research employs a quantitative approach applying the survey method. In this research, 229 special education teachers from vocational schools are involved as a sample. The collected data were analysed, adopting the SPSS application to get the mean and standard deviation. The results confirm that the technological pedagogy and content knowledge (mean = 4.96), teaching style (mean = 5.44), self-efficacy (mean = 6.92) and competency (4.12) are at high level. This study carries positive impacts on teachers鈥� task in enhancing the quality of their teaching profession.
KEYWORDS
Technological Pedagogy and Content Knowledge, Teaching Style, Self-efficacy, Competency, Special Education Teacher
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Rubashini Ramakrishnan , Norshidah Mohamad Salleh , Aliza Alias , "The Level of Special Education Teachers' Technological Pedagogy and Content Knowledge, Teaching Style, Self-efficacy and Competency," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 11A, pp. 89 - 96, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082111.
(b). APA Format:
Rubashini Ramakrishnan , Norshidah Mohamad Salleh , Aliza Alias (2020). The Level of Special Education Teachers' Technological Pedagogy and Content Knowledge, Teaching Style, Self-efficacy and Competency. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(11A), 89 - 96. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082111.