Open AccessCompetencies Of Commerce Teacher Trainees
Author(s) -
Simon Philip,
N.O. Nellaiyapen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ushus journal of business management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3311
DOI - 10.12725/ujbm.15.4
Subject(s) - significant difference , nonprobability sampling , psychology , medical education , mean difference , mathematics education , medicine , population , confidence interval , environmental health
This is an attempt to investigate the teaching competencies of commerce teacher trainees. The main objectives of the study is find out whether there is any significant difference in the teaching competencies of commerce teacher trainees in respect of their gender, age, and medium studied. Sample of 200 B.Ed. trainees were selected by using purposive sampling technique. It is found that teacher trainees have low teaching competencies. It is revealed that there is significant difference in mean teaching competency scores of male and female, English and Malayalam medium teacher trainees. This study also revealed that there is no significant difference in mean teaching competency scores of trainees who are less than 22 years of age and above 22 years of the age group.