The relationship between Self-esteem and Teacher effectiveness of Pre-service teachers

Mrs.N.Subathra; Dr.N.Johnson

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

The relationship between Self-esteem and Teacher effectiveness of Pre-service teachers

Mrs. N. Subathra, Dr. N. Johnson

Abstract :

This study examines the relationship between self-esteem and teacher effectiveness of Pre-service teachers who are studying second year D.El.Ed., The relationships among three components of Self-esteem (Control and Personal Responsibility, Belonging and Acceptance, Competence) and five factors of teacher effectiveness (Preparation of Teaching and Planning, Classroom Management, Knowledge of Subject Matter, Teacher Characteristics, Interpersonal Relations) were investigated.In the current study the investigator followed normative survey method.The present study consists of 342 Pre-service teachers is selected from one government, two government aided and 13 self-financing institutes in the Cuddalore District of Tamil Naduby adopting Purposive sampling technique. The instrumentsfor data collection were Self-Esteem Assessment Scale (SEAS) (constructed by the investigator and research supervisor) and Teacher Effectiveness Scale (TES) 2017 (constructed by the investigator and research supervisor).The findings indicated that there is a close relationship between self-esteem and teacher effectiveness. The low level of Self-esteem Pre-service teachers� possess low level of teacher effectiveness and high level of Self-esteem Pre-service teachers� possess high level of teacher effectiveness. The findings also showed that there is a positive correlation between all the factors of Self-Esteem and Teacher Effectiveness of Pre-service teachers.