Self-perceived teaching competence in undergraduate and graduate students in education

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the self-perceived teaching competence of undergraduate and graduate students in education. The censal sample consisted of 226 students enrolled in a teacher training school in a municipality in the southern part of the State of Sonora in Mexico. The Scale for the Evaluation of the Self-perceived Competence of Teachers in Elementary Education [ECAD-EP] was applied. JASPv.18 was used for data analysis. The main finding is that undergraduate and graduate students have consistently high scores on self-perceived competence, concluding that those with greater academic preparation tend to perceive themselves as having higher levels of competence.