International Association of Educators   |  ISSN: 1308-951X

Original article | International Journal of Research in Teacher Education 2019, Vol. 10(2) 1-19

Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness of University Teachers in Purulia District of West Bengal

Santosh Kumar Behera, Sayari Mukherjee & Santosh Kumar Behera

pp. 1 - 19   |  Manu. Number: MANU-1905-05-0002

Published online: June 26, 2019  |   Number of Views: 536  |  Number of Download: 1061


Abstract

In the present study the investigators made an attempt to study Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness of University Teachers in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. Survey method was followed. A total of 130 Teachers and Students (50 Teachers and 80 PG Students) of Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in Purulia district were taken as representative sample of the whole population. For selecting University Teachers Stratified Random sampling technique was adopted. Simple Random Sampling technique was adopted for selecting PG Students. Teacher Effectiveness Scale (TES) was used for measuring the teacher effectiveness of University teachers and Teacher Rating Scale (TRS) developed by Deva (2003) was used for students rated teacher effectiveness of the faculty members. F and t-tests are used to analyze the data. The study revealed that the level of teacher effectiveness of University Teachers in Purulia district of West Bengal is Moderate /average or moderate. The study also revealed that the level of teacher rating of University Teachers in Purulia district of West Bengal is Moderate /average or moderate. The study revealed that teacher effectiveness with respect to their gender, locality, training status, types of job, marital status, salary / income, caste and stream did not differ significantly. On the other hand, the level of teacher effectiveness with respect to their teaching experience, Self-reported and Students-rated differ significantly.              

Keywords: Teacher, Education, Teacher Effectiveness, University Teachers


How to Cite this Article?

APA 6th edition
Behera, S.K., Mukherjee, S. & Behera, S.K. (2019). Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness of University Teachers in Purulia District of West Bengal . International Journal of Research in Teacher Education, 10(2), 1-19.

Harvard
Behera, S., Mukherjee, S. and Behera, S. (2019). Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness of University Teachers in Purulia District of West Bengal . International Journal of Research in Teacher Education, 10(2), pp. 1-19.

Chicago 16th edition
Behera, Santosh Kumar, Sayari Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar Behera (2019). "Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness of University Teachers in Purulia District of West Bengal ". International Journal of Research in Teacher Education 10 (2):1-19.

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