Learning Style of Teachers in Teaching Attitude and Teaching Competency

Teachers are the backbone of the entire education system. Their effectiveness and competencies the foundation on which the edifice of excellence in any society is built. Competency is a concept used to define the capabilities of an individual acquired through learning and education. A teacher performs number of instructional and related activities inside and outside the classroom. These activities are of varied types. The effective organization of these activities would require that a teacher possesses a certain amount of knowledge and also certain attitudes and skills. This is known as teaching competency. In other words, teacher competency refers to “the right way of conveying units of knowledge, application and skills to students”. Therefore, an attempt has been made by the researcher to study the teaching competency of schoolteachers in relation to their attitude towards ICT and teacher effectiveness. The study indicate that there is no significant relationship between teaching competency and attitude towards ICT, teaching competency and teacher effectiveness, teacher effectiveness and teachers‟ attitude towards ICT. The general framework regarding teacher competencies were explained in nine different dimensions as field competencies, research competencies, curriculum competencies, lifelong learning competencies, social-cultural competencies, emotional competencies, communication competencies, information and communication technologies competencies (ICT) and environmental competencies. Teachers’ competencies affect their values, behaviors, communication, aims and practices in school and also they support professional development and curricular studies. Thus, the discussion on teachers’ competencies to improve the teaching-learning process in school is of great importance.