Primary school teachersʼ self-perceptions of teamwork skills and teamwork practice in Slovenia

The most important teamwork skills include communication skills, compromising skills, constructive criticism skills and the skill of motivation and giving support. Teamwork in the field of education happens when two or more teachers focus their educational goals at the same group of students in the framework of a specific pedagogical activity. Teamwork of teachers comprises three interrelated stages: team planning, team teaching and team evaluation. Within teamwork approach, we can provide more differentiated teaching and schoolwork for students, faster feedback information, didactically diverse lessons and an example of interpersonal acceptance and resolution of intellectual conflicts, which allow for higher motivation and better knowledge of the students