JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

A Study of Development of Insight and Knowledge in Pre- Service Teachers through School Experience Program

Himanshi Tyagi — 2020-12-30

The paper aims to identify factors held responsible for developing insight and knowledge in pre-service teachers and loopholes in the present system of teacher education that needs to be catered for to develop better teachers. A qualitative method was used in the present study. Sample comprised of young-aged pre-service teachers (18–22 years) and middle-aged adult (25–29 years) of Delhi-NCR region pursuing only B.Ed. or B.El.Ed., from a public university and private university, respectively. The random sampling process was carried out, wherein 40 students, including 20 boys and 20 girls of both age groups, were selected randomly from universities situated in NCR-Delhi. The teacher aptitude test carried 18 items with four options for each item. The self-developed questionnaire carried 20 items in the open-ended form administered on the randomly selected sample. The finding reveals various factors and parameters laid under the school experience program of different universities responsible for developing pre-service teachers’ insight and knowledge. The better practice of other institutions could be modified or adopted for better results by other institutions.

Impact of Spiritual Intelligence on Mental Health of Pre- Service Teachers

Ananya Ghosh Roy — 2020-12-30

Spiritual intelligence (SI) can be defined as the ability to behave with compassion and wisdom while maintaining inner and outer peace regardless of the circumstances. Mental health (MH), in simple words, includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. In this paper, the investigator has tried to find the impact of SI on pre-service teachers’ MH. The survey method and correlation design of research were used in the study. A simple random sampling method was used to collect the data from 100 pre-service teachers of Delhi/NCR. An integrated SI scale was used to find out the SI level of the pre-service teachers. A self-made questionnaire and focused group discussion were used to determine the respondents’ MH in the study. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between pre-service teachers’ SI and MH. The results showed a high level of a positive correlation between SI and MH. The respondents also mentioned stress, anxiety, and fear related to family and work-related issues.

Changes in Content of Online Teaching in pre and during COVID-19 Era: A Comparative Analysis in Private School Setup in India

Manpreet Kaur — 2020-12-30

The process of teaching and learning through online or virtual mode has been gradually becoming an important part of the Indian education sector. Teachers and students in higher education have already been effectively using online education mode to optimize the learning process. Schools, too, have been using educational technologies in many ways at all levels and across all grades. But with the unexpected worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020, a sudden exponential boom has come in the online teaching set up. Until now, online teaching was assumed to be an aid to the teaching-learning transactions and was immediately adopted as the only way out, to continue with the pedagogical process in schools and colleges. This research attempts to make a comparative analysis of the changes in various aspects of online teaching before and during the COVID-19 era, including content development and delivery and type of information shared with students in private schools of NCR of India. Data collected by the investigator from school teachers about their usage of online methodologies from 2017 will be compared with school teachers’ data in August 2020, and its educational implications will be discussed.

Vocational Interest of Tribal Adolescents of Eklavya Model Residential Schools of Madhya Pradesh Boys and Girls

Shelly Jain — 2020-12-30

Education is to bring happiness within and outside. Education can be defined as an instrument for developing the best human being. Vocational interest is defined as an expression of an individual’s personality in work, school subjects and hobbies, and recreational activities and preferences. Vocation means a type of work or a way of life that one thinks suitable for him. When we go through the meaning of the word vocational, it is connected with the skills, knowledge, etc., that you need to have to do a particular job. The study was conducted on 300 tribal adolescents (150 boys and 150 girls) of 16 to 18 years, studying in the Eklavya model residential schools of Madhya Pradesh (MP). The sample was selected randomly. The vocational interest of students was assessed by the vocational interest record constructed by the researcher. The data were analyzed with the help of mean, standard deviation (SD), and t test to study the vocational interest of tribal adolescents of the Eklavya model residential school of MP. There is a significant difference between the mean scores of boys and girls’ vocational interests in literary, household, agriculture, persuasive, constructive, scientific, social, commercial, technology, management, defense, media, and medical. Still, there is no significant difference between the mean scores of boys and girls’ vocational interests scores in artistic and education.

Achievement in Science and Attitude towards Science Practical among Secondary School Students of Patna

Vikramjit Singh — 2020-12-30

Practical work is defined as any science teaching and learning activity that involves students, working individually or in small groups, manipulating, and/or observing real objects and materials instead of the virtual world. The teaching of science offers students the ability to access a wealth of knowledge and information, which will contribute to an overall understanding of how and why things work as they do. Science can explain the mechanics and reasons behind the daily functioning of complex systems, ranging from the human body to sophisticated modern methods of transport. Children and students can use this knowledge to understand new concepts, make well-informed decisions, and pursue new interests. Thus, there is a compulsory role of science practicals in science teaching, and it is always important to study its implications on the students’ science achievement. The study here has investigated this and found out if there is any relationship between science achievement and attitude towards science practicals. The study has been conducted on 120 students administering the standardized test on attitude towards science practicals. This study used a 30-item science attitude scale adapted from Prokop et al. (2007). The findings showed that the differences existed in science achievement based on gender and location of the schools. In contrast, in terms of attitude towards science practicals, the difference only existed based on the schools’ area of location. It was also found that there existed a significant relationship between achievement in science and attitude towards science practical among secondary school students of Patna.

Editorial

Sangeeta Gupta — 2020-12-30

Education is a very powerful tool of the Enlightenment. But only education is not enough, right education can bring about a change. So to bring about change with education, which is very much worth the effort, the education must be built upon a solid foundation. Sometimes, just educating someone isn’t enough. It’s more important to show the person how to apply the knowledge he gained.
In his study Dr. Vikramjit Singh attempted to find out achievement in Science and Attitude towards Science Practical among Secondary School Students of Patna. The study has been conducted on 120 students administering standardized test on Attitude towards Science Practicals. This study used a 30-item Science Attitude scale adapted from the work of Prokop, Tuncer, and Chudá (2007). The findings showed that the differences existed in achievement in science on the basis of gender and on the basis of area of location of the schools whereas in terms of attitude towards science practicals the difference only existed on the basis of area of location of the schools. It was also found that there existed significant relationship between achievement in science and attitude towards science practical among secondary school students of Patna.

Dr. Shelly Jain conducted her study on vocational interests of tribal adolescent students (boys and girls) of Eklavya Model Residential Schools of Madhya Pradesh. 300 tribal adolescents (150 boys and 150 girls) of 16-18 years studying in Eklavya Model Residential Schools of Madhya Pradesh were selected through random sampling for the study. The Vocational Interest of students was assessed by Vocational Interest record constructed by researcher. The data were analyzed with the help of mean, SD and t-test. The result drawn that there is a significant difference between the mean scores of vocational interests’ scores of boys and girls in literary, household, agriculture, persuasive, constructive, scientific, social, commercial, technology, management, defense, media and medical but there is no significant difference between the mean scores of vocational interests scores of boys and girls in artistic and education.