UPDATING SUBJECT LITERACY FOR TEACHERS AS A NECESSITY TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

Abstract

  The ability of teachers to manage learning activities is one of the skills professional teachers should possess. This ability is called teaching competence. Teaching competence is a particular competence that distinguishes teachers from other professions and determines the level of students' success in learning. Purpose of the study: to explore and describe a model for the renewal of subject literacy as a necessity to improve teachers' professional competence. A systematic review can be explained as a research method and process for identifying and critically evaluating relevant studies and for collecting and analysing data from those studies. The teacher's subject literacy update is a collaborative learning experience for teachers to improve the quality of learning in the classroom. Lesson study can be applied in cycles, each cycle consisting precisely of steps; plan, do and watch. This educational services programme concentrates on improving the teaching competence of teacher-educators, which involves planning learning, implementing learning and assessing learning. The teacher will be the model, while the other teachers will perform the role of observers, observing the activities of the students in the classroom. Reflection exercises are actions taken by the team to discuss the results during the observation, which can be used to improve the following learning. This study identifies that inquiry-based learning can contribute to the development of lifelong learning skills in educators, which is extremely significant in a modern, rapidly developing world. It is why there is a necessity to provide numerous opportunities for pupils to participate in research activities in their regular primary school lessons because the processes of independent or guided experimentation allow pupils to develop relevant learning skills and acquire new information.