Effectiveness of B Ed programme in developing knowledge teaching attitude and teaching competency of preservice women teachers

Abstract

The study on the Effectiveness of B.Ed Programme in Developing Knowledge, Teaching Attitude and Teaching Competency of Pre -Service Women Teachers has been conducted for a sample of 410 physical science pre service women teachers from the colleges of Education affiliated to Tamilnadu Teachers Education University in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts. Since the teacher education programmes are severely criticized from all sides, the researcher wanted to find out whether teacher education programmes are effective in developing the knowledge, attitude towards teaching profession and the teaching competency of preservice teachers. Above all the researcher wanted to study the present status of teacher education programme and to find out the effectiveness of the same. The objective of the study is to find out whether there is any significant difference between the pre-service teachers in their pedagogical knowledge, teaching attitude teaching competency and at the initial and at the final stages of the B.Ed programme. In order to carry out the research the null hypothesis framed is there is no significant difference between the pre-service teachers in their pedagogical knowledge, teaching attitude teaching competency and at the initial and at the final stages of the B.Ed programme.The investigator adopted the Survey method. The tools used are i)As the study was aimed at finding the effectiveness of B.Ed programme, in developing knowledge of pre-service physical science women teachers in their core papers and physical science optional paper at the beginning and end of the B.Ed programme, the investigator constructed an Achievement test in the four papers.