DOES AGE GUARANTEE WISDOM IN TEACHING?
Keywords:
wisdom, direct and indirect factors, theoretical knowledgeAbstract
This study determines the influence of age as a direct factor and educational qualification, teaching experience, and Scholarly or In-service Training/Profession Development as indirect factors affecting teacher’s theoretical knowledge on learning. It employs the descriptive-survey method whereby data on the different teacher attributes and their theoretical knowledge application was gathered using a questionnaire prepared for the study. Path and regression analyses were automated using Pearson product moment correlation. The study generally discloses that to some extent, in-service Training/Professional Development has an influence on theoretical knowledge on learning. However, age, educational qualification, and teaching experience have no bearing on the teacher’s theoretical knowledge on learning.
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