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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

1992

Perceived Importance of Effective Teaching Competencies Used in Secondary Education and a Comparison of Usage Between General and Vocational Secondary Teachers

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Perceived Importance Of Effective Teaching Competencies Used In Secondary Education And A Comparison Of Usage Between General And Vocational Secondary Teachers, Leroy Eldon Sayer Aug 1992

Perceived Importance Of Effective Teaching Competencies Used In Secondary Education And A Comparison Of Usage Between General And Vocational Secondary Teachers, Leroy Eldon Sayer

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

The purpose of this study was to identify and rank effective teaching competencies by secondary vocational teachers, general secondary teachers, teacher educators, and State Department of Education supervisors, and to determine if there was a difference in teaching effectiveness between secondary vocational and general secondary teachers as measured in the classroom, utilizing the COKER (Classroom Observations Keyed for Effectiveness Research). An instrument was constructed from a variety of sources, primarily from the University of Toledo competency indicators as noted by Medley, Coker, and Soar (1984). This list of 28 competencies was completed by secondary vocational teachers from selected high schools …