Teaching Effectiveness Among English Medium Private School Teachers At Secondary Level In Paschim Medinipur District Of West Bengal

Abstract

The quality of our educational system has been an increasing concern in recent years. While the number of students enrolled in school continues to rise, the quality of their education has not kept pace. Our primary focus should be on efficient instruction if we are serious about providing our children with a high-quality education. The purpose of the study  is to examine gender, location, and subject matter differences in teaching effectiveness among secondary school teachers in English-medium private schools Paschim Medinipur area of  West Bengal's Descriptive survey method was used in the study. Sixty secondary school English teachers from private schools participated in this research using a random selection procedure. Teacher Effectiveness Scale (TES-KU) developed by Kulsum (2011) has been used for the current study. The final version of the scale consisted of 25 items with the response of ‘Strongly Agree’, ‘Agree’, ‘Neutral’, ‘Disagree’ and ‘Strongly Disagree’. The score range for the scale is 25-125. Collected data were analyzed with the Mean, SD and t test in the SPSS version. Findings of the study conclude that teaching effectiveness among secondary teachers in the English medium private schools is high and there is no significant difference in the teaching effectiveness among the English medium private school teachers at secondary level in respect of gender, locality and subjects