Evaluation of EFL Primary School Teachers' Competencies in Kuwait

Abstract

The study assesses the current state of competencies of EFL primary school teachers. It also compares external and self-evaluation of these competencies for the teacher. An evaluation format was administered to 100 government EFL primary school teachers. It consisted of 28 competencies divided into three components, namely language level, lesson planning and implementation. Moreover, teachers were asked to use the same formatfor self-evaluation.The results indicated thatthese competencies were normally distributed among the sample with slight tendency to being positive. Statistically significant differences were found between males and females on the one hand, and between Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis on the other. There was also a wide discrepancy between the teachers self-evaluation of competencies and the external evaluation in the three components. EFLPS teachers tend to overestimate their capabilities. Other variables such as teaching load, classroom density and teacher qualification proved non-significant. The study concluded with a number of educational implications relating to the results.

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