Authors : Hassan Mohammad Amin Zadeh, Mohammad Seifi and Alireza Faghihi
Abstract: This study was intended to study the teacher’s professional competencies in implemented curriculum and pupil’s thinking competencies in achieved research and thinking curriculum among 6th grade students in 2012-2013 educational year in the city of Mahabad. The research method is applied, descriptive-analytical one. The statistical population consists of upstream documents, 6th grade teachers and students and research and thinking teacher guide. Sample volume consists of 100 teachers and 250 students as well as all pages of teaching guide book and 6th grade research and thinking workbook. Necessary data for implemented and achieved curriculum were collected through observation and questionnaire, respectively. Findings were significant in different sections of professional competencies, showing appropriate condition of teachers in prescriptive activities and their general weakness in designing, implementation and selectivity activities. In particular, teachers activities were extremely weak in semi-prescriptive and non-prescriptive research and thinking section. In achieved phase, the highest scores were related to knowledge section of the comprehensive test which was in line with student’s final scores. The overall research results indicate teacher’s weak skills in all three sections including implementation, selectivity and designing. Contribution of achieving the attitude and performance goals of students was also extremely low. Finally, some solutions are proposed for optimization.
Hassan Mohammad Amin Zadeh, Mohammad Seifi and Alireza Faghihi, 2013. Teacher’s Professional Competencies and Pupil’s Thinking Competencies in Achieved and Implemented Curriculum of 6th Grade Thinking and Research. Research Journal of Agronomy, 7: 13-18.