Elementary School Teachers’ Recognition on Importance and Competencies of Tasks Consisting of Job of Elementary School Teachers

초등교사의 직무에 대한 중요도 및 수행 능력의 인식 분석

The purpose of this study was to verify elementary school teachers’ recognition on importance and competencies of tasks consisting of job of elementary school teachers. 138 teachers answer the questionnaire to contain items on recognition of importance and competencies of 80 tasks (in 9 duties) of job of elementary school teachers. The scale of 5-Likert step was used. The results of this study were as followings: First, the means of importance of tasks consisting of job of elementary school teachers from 3.08 to 4.44.The tasks were relatively high such as, ‘giving the counsel to students’(M= 4.33), ‘observing the school life of students’(M = 4.35), ‘taking charge of his/her class’(M= 4.36), ‘analyzing the textbook contents’(M = 4.38), ‘taking the safety education’(M = 4.44). And statistic difference between man and woman teachers on importance of tasks was in 14 tasks. Second, the means of competencies of tasks consisting of job of elementary school teachers from 2.67 to 4.22.The tasks were relatively high such as, ‘investigating the relationships of students’(M = 4.01), ‘taking the safety education’(M = 4.12), ‘taking charge of his/her class’(M = 4.22), And statistic difference between man and woman teachers on capabilities of tasks was in 29 tasks. Third, the educational needs on tasks was from -0.84 to 2.71, 39(48.8%) tasks were above 1.0.