ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING PERFORMANCE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the teaching performance of prospective teachers at university level. Research was conducted through a descriptive survey method. The sample of the study was taken through cluster sampling technique. 111 prospective teachers were selected as a sample. Data was collected by using standardized observation sheet. The observation sheet was consisted of ten components of lesson plans. Data was analyzed through SPSS 23. After data has been entered, it analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results were then presented in form of summary tables showing frequencies and percentages. Researchers found that 99% teachers were not using any technology during teaching practice, 37% prospective teachers need improvement in summative assessment, it was also found that prospective teachers need improvement in pedagogical content knowledge.  It was concluded that most of the teachers were not sowing exceptional hope for teaching. The researchers gave recommendation at the end of the thesis that university administration may have proper check and balance of their prospective teachers during their teaching practice sessions; all clusters schools heads may provide educational technologies like multimedia for use prospective teachers. It is recommended that the pedagogical content knowledge may be enhanced by the training institutes.

Keywords: Assessment, teaching Performance, prospective teachers, observational study