Evaluación de las competencias docentes de profesores formados en instituciones de educación superior: El caso de la asignatura de tecnología en la enseñanza secundaria

Abstract

The objective of this research was to assess teaching skills in the subject taught in secondary education technology by professors formed in Higher Education Institutions in México. A survey based on a Likert scale and organized by the factors of planning, teaching, evaluation and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The total sample included 90 teachers coming from general and technical secondary schools. The main conclusions of this research were that teachers have a high level of proficiency in skills related to planning, while for didactic, assessment and use of ICTs, teachers have an average domain. It is recommended that Higher Education Institutions should establish continuing education courses so these teachers showing some deficiencies could learn new strategies and can improve their academic competences.