TEACHER COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY THE PRINCIPAL IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Abstract

Teachers, as the spearhead in the field of education, are required to have competence in digital age in the 21st century. The principal hopes that the competence of the teachers who teach in schools is to the current development demands. This study's aim is to determine the competence of teachers needed by the principal. The data were obtained from a questionnaire given to the principal containing 28 statements. Of the 272 principals who filled out the questionnaire, the results showed that 1.6% of principals were very satisfied, 51.6% satisfied, 46% dissatisfied, and 0.8% very unsatisfied with teacher competence.