These data emphasise the fact that teachers define the teaching profession via its classic functions, trying to
reshape them according to the requirements of their pupils and those of society.
The second questionnaire- the knowledge and skills inventory- has emphasized both the strong and the weak
points of one’s own teaching behaviour, although it contains mainly positive answers. The answers reported to the
entire sample show a balanced average as far as the E-R options are concerned (exercise 52% reflection 48%) but
also reflect certain problematic areas of the teachers’ professional identity, which can be optimized via the training Mihaela Voinea and Toader Pălăşan / Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 128 ( 2014 ) 361 – 365 365
and life-long learning programmes. A selection of pieces of knowledge and capacities is rendered below (PăOăèan,
2009)