A Study on Attitude towards Practice in Teaching and Teaching Performance of Pre-service Teachers

Abstract

Practice in teaching is one of the important components of teacher education programme. A good teaching practice of pre-service teachers is an indicator towards future success in the teaching profession. During the process of practice teaching, pre-service teachers gain an awareness of their teaching by seeking feedback from mentors, supervisors, teacher educators, peers and through their self-reflection. Overall practice teaching experience provides strong insight for their improvement in teaching performance. Several factors may contribute to the success of practice teaching, including teaching aptitude, attitude and achievement level, and so on. The present study attempts to investigate the attitude of pre-service teachers towards their practice in teaching experience and its relation between teaching performances. The study utilized a descriptive survey method which involved a sample of 50 pre-service teachers. The data on teaching performance were collected using ‘Assessment Scale for Teaching Performance’ developed by St. Ann’s College of Education (Autonomous), Mangaluru. Data were analysed using inferential statistics ‘t’ and product moment correlation ‘r’ at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study indicated no significant difference among arts and science pre-service teachers’ attitude towards practice in teaching and teaching performance. A significant positive relationship was also observed in the attitude of pre-service teachers towards practice in teaching and teaching performance.