Open AccessAcademic and Administrative Attitude of Prospective Teachers Towards Teaching Profession
Author(s) -
Albert S. Tirkey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative science and research technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-2165
DOI - 10.38124/ijisrt20sep219
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , psychology , personality , order (exchange) , positive attitude , influencer marketing , mathematics education , test (biology) , medical education , medicine , social psychology , management , geography , cartography , finance , relationship marketing , economics , marketing management , paleontology , biology
Education seeks to develop the innate inner capacities of man. The ultimate goal of education is to prepare the students to be responsible and mentally healthy person to live on this earth. In order to achieve this, students are to be molded only by making them experience the significance of values in the school itself. In most of the cases education takes place under the guidance of teachers. Teachers are the biggest influencers in a student’s life. Their personality and attitudes contribute to a great extend in students learning. In this respect, determining the attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching profession is of great importance. The main objectives of this paper are to test: academic attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching profession; and administrative attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching profession. Tool used for the study was ‘attitude scale towards teaching’, developed by Dr. (Mrs.) Ummen Kulsum. In order to analyze the data, Z-score in terms of standard deviations from the mean was used. The study was delimited to West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya.