Uwe Peter KanningWolfgang BöttcherChristoph Herrmann

Measuring social competencies in the teaching profession – development of a self-assessment procedure

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Abstract

Since teachers spend several hours a day in interactions with other people, it seems plausible to assume that their social competencies are a vital foundation for their professional success. Thus, it makes sense to put special emphasis on such competencies in the context of career counseling/occupational orientation, teachers’ training and education as well as personnel selection procedures at schools. Hence instruments are required to measure job-relevant social competencies. Subsequently, we will describe the development and validation of a self-perception questionnaire to measure social competencies of teachers. It was designed as a self-assessment procedure and it informs on 10 job-relevant competencies. The main application areas lie in occupational orientation as well as in self-reflection during university studies. Further application areas will be discussed.

Keywords
Social competencies; Diagnostics; Teaching profession

APA citation
Kanning, U., Böttcher, W. & Herrmann C. (2012). Measuring social competencies in the teaching profession – development of a self-assessment procedure. Journal for Educational Research Online (JERO), 4(1), 140-154. https://www.waxmann.com/artikelART102701