Teachers’ Competencies in Teaching and Learning History

Abstract

This article reviews the teachers' competencies in teaching and learning History which focuses on contribution of teachers' knowledge towards application in teaching and learning process namely pedagogy, patriotism, teaching aids, information communication and technology (ICT) and curriculum contents. This survey adapted questionnaire as the main instrument. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized to randomly select 850 teachers of secondary school from four different zones in Malaysia. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0 involving multiple regression analysis. The results of the pilot study show that all constructs were examined at the reliability level of between 0.794 to 0.832. The analysis revealed that all application aspects showed a significance correlation with knowledge competence. Findings showed that the teacher's knowledge about the application of History peda-gogical competence gave the highest contribution as compared to the patriotism , the use of teaching aids and information and communication technology (ICT) as well as curriculum content. This study implies that a more systematic and holistic program should be formulated and implemented to ensure that the teachers will fully master the strategies, techniques and methods which are the key aspects of professionalism for History teacher.