Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess the needs competency development of English teachers. The participants of the study comprised 195 administrators and English teachers under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 in academic year 2024, They were selected using multi-stage sampling. The instruments used in data collection included the synthesis table of components of competency of English teachers and a set of 5-rating scale questionnaires, which the part of current state indicated validity index ranged between 0.80-1.00, discriminative power index ranged between 0.33-0.80 and reliability value index at 0.91, and the desirable state indicated validity index ranged between 0.80-1.00, discriminative power index ranged between 0.28-0.78 and reliability value index at 0.87, and a questionnaires on English teacher competency development. Statistical used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and modified priority need Index.
The findings were as follows.
1. The Competency of English teachers comprised three components, namely 1) knowledge, 2) skills, and 3) personal characteristics, which showed the propriety at the highest level.
2. The current state of English teacher competency, in overall, was at high level, and the desirable state of English teacher competency, in overall, showed propriety at the highest level.
3. The needs of English teacher competency development, in overall, Indicated the priority needs index at 0.411, which could be prioritized according to the priority needs as: knowledge showed the highest need, followed by skills, and personal characteristics, respectively.
4. The guidelines for developing English teacher competency consisted of two components, namely 1) teaching strategies and techniques, and 2) linguistics. The overall propriety the development guidelines were the suitability at high level.