Thực trạng năng lực chăm sóc sức khỏe - phòng bệnh cho trẻ mầm non của sinh viên ngành Giáo dục Mầm non, Trường Đại học Tân Trào

Tóm tắt

In the context of competency-based educational reform, enhancing teacher students’ health care and disease prevention competencies has become increasingly important. This study analyzes healthcare and disease prevention competencies among pre-service teachers of early childhood education at Tan Trao University from a competency-based perspective. A cross-sectional survey design is employed, using a structured questionnaire administered to 120 third- and fourth-year students who had completed the course “Hygiene and Disease Prevention for Children.” The measurement scale was developed based on three components: knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The findings indicate that teacher students’ healthcare and disease prevention competencies are structured across these three components. Specifically, attitudes achieved the highest level (M = 4.20), knowledge reached a relatively high level (M = 3.77), while skills the lowest (M = 3.53) with greater variability. These results reveal a gap between students’ professional awareness and their practical competencies. Based on these findings, the study highlights the need to strengthen practice-oriented training activities, including experiential learning, simulation-based instruction, and professional practice, in order to enhance healthcare and disease prevention competency in early childhood teacher education.