A study of certification instrument for assessing the minimum competencies of home economics teachers at high school level- developing a paper-pencil test.

• Main Authors: Chen Ying- Ju, 陳盈如
• Other Authors: Jeou-Shyan Horng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1998
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57423319786140846303

碩士 === 國立師範大學 === 家政教育學系 === 86 === In response to the new policy of teacher education, the study aims to identify the minimum home economics competencies of home economics teachers at high school level for developing and validating the assessment instrument to assess and certify home economics teachers. In the meanwhile, the instrument can be used in assessing the competencies of students at home economics teacher education program. It is expected that the study will be of value in upgrading the quality of home economics teachers and home economics teaching in general. The research methods of this study included documents analysis, panel discussion and questionnaire survey. First, through documents analysis and panel discussion to identify the minimum competencies of home economics teachers at high school level. In addition, a blueprint of "Paper-Pencil Test of Minimum Home Economics Competencies" was constructed by panel discussion. Second, the test was developed and submitted to an expert panel for testing content validity. And then the test was piloted and examined the reliability and validity. Finally, the passing score of the test for certification of minimum home economics competencies was proposed. Main conclusions of this study were as follows:1. The majority of home economics competencies included the knowledge of "Means of Home Economics", "Individual and Family", "Management of Consume and Resources", "Food ", "Clothes" and "Living".2. The "Paper-Pencil Test of Minimum Home Economics Competencies" is a test that has good reliability and validity.3. The instruments of teacher certification should included basic-skill test, subject-content test and basic-pedagogy test. In it, subject-content test could be developed by paper-pencil test.Suggestions for future study, test use, student teacher education and teacher employments of home economics were proposed.