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Research Study – Published: June 12, 2016


Attitude of B.Ed Trainees towards TET Examination and Its Relationship with Attitude towards Teaching Profession and Academic Achievement.

Vasanthi, A.
ABSTRACT
The present study focused on attitude of B.Ed. trainees towards TET examination and its relationship with attitude towards teaching profession and academic achievement. The investigator used the Descriptive survey method for the study. The sample consisted of 400 B.Ed. trainees of various B.Ed. institutions in Tamil Nadu especially Chennai and Kanchipuram District. Institutions which are affiliated to TNTEU. Simple random sampling techniques were used for the selection of sample. The investigator adopted the tool namely; attitude towards TET examination, constructed and validated by the investigator, for attitude towards teaching profession the researcher adopted a standardized tool constructed and standardized by V.V. Katti and C.S. Bannur (1977). For academic achievement, the researcher collected the B.Ed. trainees half yearly examination marks (first semester marks for autonomous students). The scores were converted to percentage for statistical calculation. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied. The major findings revealed a significant difference between the mean scores of B.Ed. trainees of autonomous and non-autonomous colleges in the attitude towards TET examination.
Keywords: TET examination, teaching profession attitude, academic achievement, teacher education, professional competency, educational assessment
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How to cite this article: Vasanthi, A. (2016). Attitude of B.Ed Trainees towards TET Examination and Its Relationship with Attitude towards Teaching Profession and Academic Achievement. Indian Educational Researcher, 9(1), 11–17.
Received: March 7, 2016; Revision Received: April 6, 2016; Accepted: June 12, 2016.