Abstract
M.Ed.
There has been a concern among academics as to what factors constitute the competence of the teacher. This study forms part of a greater ongoing research project concerning teacher competence and its assessment. The project focuses on researching teacher opinions on teacher competence identified by the initial research of Grobler and Van der Men,ve (1995: 2) who identified the following factors of teacher competence namely:
the learning environment;
professional commitment;
order and discipline;
educational foundation;
reflection;
cooperative ability;
effectiveness; and
leadership