title: Singaporean education students' perceptions of knowledge and skills as important for teachers.
abstract: This paper examined perceptions of knowledge and skills important for teachers of 353 Singaporean undergraduate students. They rated higher teaching and nurturing skills and gave moderate ratings to theoretical knowledge and research skills. There is a need to raise teachers' awareness of educational research and theoretical innovation for classroom practice.
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. agtan@nie.edu.sg
authors.forename: Al-Girl
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Kam-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D003469:Culture; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence; D012846:Singapore; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching