1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hien                                                 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 01/07/1971                                                      4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5.The postgraduate admission decision number 1090/QĐ-CTHSSV, July 14th, 2017 published by the Principle of University of Education

6. Change during training period:

The title has been changed to “The effect of professional standards of early childhood education teachers on the awareness of preschool teachers who work in public schools, the research subject in Hanoi” based on the decision number 647/QĐ-ĐHGD, April 24th, 2019, that is published by University of Education.

Based on the decision number 983/QĐ-ĐHGD, June 2nd, 2019, that is published by University of Education, the title has been changed to “The effect of professional standards of early childhood education teachers on the awareness of preschool teachers who work in public schools in Dong Da district, Hanoi”.

Based on the decision number 474/QĐ-ĐHGD, 01/04/2022, that is published by University of Education, the title has been changed to “The effect of professional standards of early childhood education teachers on the awareness of preschool teachers who work in public schools, the case studies are those in Dong Da district, Hanoi”.

7. Title of the dissertation “The effect of professional standards of early childhood education teachers on the awareness of preschool teachers who work in public schools, the the case studies are those in Dong Da district, Hanoi” based on the decision number 474/QĐ-ĐHGD, 01/04/2022 that is published by University of Education.

8. Major:           Educational measurement and standards.

9. Code:  9140115

10. Supervisor: Ph.D. Nguyen Phuong Nga

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis: 

The thesis addressed its research questions and hypotheses. The data is reliable, specifically:

 (i) The thesis enriched the theoretical frameworks and literature of the effect of professional standards on qualities and competencies of preschool teachers, contributed to developing the overview of the science of measurement and evaluation in education; Based on the results of the case study in Dong Da district, further studies on the wider scale can be implemented across the country.

(ii) The results of the thesis proved that professional standards have influenced teachers' perceptions on teacher qualities and professional competencies, from changing their perceptions of their own behavior, then leading to orientations for self-training activities as required by professional standards,  as follows:  

- Professional standards have changed the perception of teacher qualities of public school teachers in Dong Da district. This aligned with the results of professional standard assessment, the good level accounted for the highest proportion (64.2%), the low rate (5.7%).

- Preschool teachers' perceptions of professional competencies have been changed at different levels, ranging along professional development, the creation  of educational environment, the development of relationships among school, families and communities, the use of foreign languages (ethnic languages), IT applications,  artistic ability in young activities. This was confirmed by the results of the interview. Teachers have actively innovated child nurturing/health care and education activities, meeting the different developmental needs of children in accordance with the practical conditions of the school/class; At the same time, teachers paid more attention to build a cohesive and sustainable relationship between families and schools, mobilizing the coordination of children's parents in nurturing, caring and educating children. Teachers have taken advantages of technology, in child education care.

- The results of the study showed that teachers planed specific activities for professional self-training activities, got the school board approvals, then organizes professional activities with the teachers' council to approve the plan and discuss curriculum; observed other teachers, learn from experience to identify areas for further growth.

- The results of the study showed that those factors such as training level, seniority, and training did not affect the perception of professional qualities and competencies of the preschool teachers, but there was a difference between the group of teachers with good and satisfactory rated standards and average ones,  and the results also showed that intensive training courses on how to collect evidence had positive effect on the perception of the preschool teachers.

12. Practical applicability, if any: The findings are the foundation to propose policies in using professional standards of preschool teachers.

13. Further research directions, if any: Using the same methodology, a research with a larger scale of target population to the whole of Hanoi or other cities.

14. Thesis-related publications:                         

[1] Nguyen Thi Hien, 2019, Developing preschool teachers to meet the requirements of education and training innovation, Proceedings of the conference "New issues in educational science with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, University of Education, Hanoi National University, pp. 457-466.

[2] Nguyen Thi Hien, 2020, Developing a theoretical framework to study the influence of child care and education criteria in professional standards on professional skills of teachers of city public preschools Hanoi, Former Teacher Magazine, No. 164, December 2020, pp. 40-45.

[3] Nguyen Thi Hien, Developing a research tool on the influence of the criterion of "nurturing, caring for and educating children" in professional standards on the professional skills of preschool teachers, Journal education, No. 496 (period 2-2/2021, pp. 8-13, ISSN 2354-0753.

[4] Nguyen Thi Hien, Mai Van Hung, 2021, Professional Standards Training and Preschool Tearches’s Knowledge about Professional Standards, New notification from Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Educational Study.

[5] Nguyen Thi Hien, Nguyen Thi Thanh, 2021, The influence of professional standards on the perception of teacher quality among public preschool teachers in Dong Da district, Hanoi, 1st Ha Noi forum on Pedagogical and Educational Sciences (HA. S02.10).