challenges facing by the student teachers in their classes

2. Two Day National Seminar
On
Higher Education in India: Emerging
Challenges
By :
Department of Political Science,
New Government Degree College,
Serilingampalli,
BHEL,
Hyderabad.

3. TOPIC
CHALLENGES OF STUDENT
TEACHERS DURING TEACHING
PRACTICE
AUTHORS :
DR. P.S.PRAGATHI
FACULTY IN TEACHING,
INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN EDUCATION,
SRI VENKATESHWARA UNIVERSITY,
TIRUPATI.
V.SHYAMSUNDER NAIK,
STUDENT,
M.A ENGLISH,
MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY,
HYDERABAD.

4. Teaching practice is one of the most important
aspects of teachers training program i.e; Bachelor of
Education-B.Ed., aimed at exposing the student
teachers to the field to carry out
 The theoretical knowledge and experience into
practice in real classroom situation under the
supervision of a good teacher.

5. In some cases, the objective of teaching practice may not be
fully realized, this is because, most student teachers after their
student teaching experiences or even after their graduation
from college, still lack the required and necessary skills for
which they were sent on teaching practice.

6. • The inability to fully realize the objectives of teaching
practice or the inability of student teachers to
perform to expectation can be attributed to certain
challenges or inadequacies of the program . The
challenges that face student teachers during teaching
practice is what necessitates the need for the study
and hence the problem of the study.

7. Main objective of the study :
The main purpose of this study is to find out the
challenges that are facing by the student teachers
during their teaching practice.

8. Specific objectives of the study :
Determine the classroom supervision challenges faced by the
student teachers during teaching practice.
Find out the curriculum and instruction challenges faced by
student teachers during teaching practice.
Find out the supervisory challenges faced by the student
teachers during teaching practice.

9. Research Questions :
The following research questions are developed to follow the
study -
What are the challenges of classroom supervision faced by
student teachers during teacher practice?
What are the curriculum and instruction challenges faced by
student teachers during teaching practice?
What are the supervisory challenges faced by student teachers
during teaching practice?

10. Population and Sampling :
The population of the study consisted of all the future teachers
who are admitted in to Bachelor of Education program in the
Institute of Advanced study in Education, Tirupati. The sample
of the study consist 100 student teachers. These students were
selected from one teacher training institution from two
semesters.

11. Tool development and Data collection :
Since the study was descriptive in nature, therefore, survey
approach was considered appropriate to collect the data. For
the purpose, a twenty two item questionnaire was developed
with the option of “yes” and “No”.

12. Administration of Research Tool :
The questionnaires were administered on prospective
student teachers personally and responses were
received.

13. Data Analysis :
• The data collected through questionnaire was
coded and analyzed through in terms of
percentage.

14. TABLE 1: RESPONSES OF STUDENT TEACHERS ON THE CHALLENGES OF
CLASSROOM SUPERVISION DURING TEACHING PRACTICE :
S.No Statement Response type-
“Yes”
Response type-
“No”
Total Remarks
1. Poor arrangement of the
seating and sitting position
of students
18% 82% 100% Accepted
2. Control over students’
movement in and around
the class
13% 87% 100% Accepted
3. Supervision over noise
making
10% 90% 100% Accepted
4. Set inducing students 85% 15% 100% Accepted
5. Improvisation in teaching 19% 81% 100% Accepted
6. Writing on the chalkboard 89% 11% 100% Rejected

15. S.No Statement Response type-
“Yes”
Response type-
“No”
Total Remarks
7. Lack of ability of student teachers
to master the subject matter
84% 16% 100% Accepted
8. Lack of ability of the student
teachers to utilize instructional
materials properly
12% 88% 100% Rejected
9. Lack of ability of the student
teachers to apply appropriate
teaching skills.
17% 83% 100% Rejected
10. Inadequacy of relevant textbooks 89% 11% 100% Accepted
11. Non availability of curriculum
guiding principles
10% 90% 100% Rejected
12. Writing of lesson notes 84% 16% 100% Accepted
13. Giving of written exercise 91% 09% 100% Accepted
14. Marking student exercise 92% 08% 100% Accepted
15. Inability of student teachers to
improvise instructional material
86% 14% 100% Accepted
16. Nervousness. 83% 17% 100% Accepted

16. S.No Statement Response type-
“Yes”
Response type-
“No”
Total Remarks
17. Supervisors spent only few
minutes in the class.
19% 81% 100% Rejected
18. Supervisors impatience to
go through the lesson
notes
04% 96% 100% Rejected
19. Lack of cordial relationship
between the supervisor
and the student teachers
91% 09% 100% Accepted
20. Uncooperative attitude of
the regular teachers with
student teachers
88% 12% 100% Accepted
21. Short of feedback from
supervisors on students’
performance to enable
them obtain improvement
82% 18% 100% Accepted
22. No supervision by some
supervisors
85% 15% 100% Rejected

17.  Findings of the study :
• Classroom supervision creates challenges to the student
teachers. The aspects like poor arrangement of the seating and
sitting position of pupils/ student, supervision over noise
making, pupil’s movement in and around the class,
improvisation in teaching constitute to challenges student
teachers faces during teaching practice.

18. Curriculum and instruction pose a
challenge to student teachers in the sense
that the curriculum- lack of ability of
student teachers to master the subject
matter, inadequacy of relevant textbooks,
and inability of student teachers to
improvise instructional materials also
constitute a challenge.

19. Even though the supervise faculty visit the
student teachers in their practicing school
regularly, some of them (faculty) lack cordial
relationship with the student teachers and
does not give them feedback on their
performance to enable them to obtain
improvement. Another aspect i.e. non co-
operative attitude of the regular teachers with
student teachers also creates challenge to
student teachers.

20. Conclusion :
Teachers play key roles in instructional process in schools.
Teachers are the main determinants of quality in the schools.
When student teachers are uncomfortable they will not put in
their best during teaching practice. There is the possibility that
the investment put into this course is wasted because the
student teachers may not improve for the simple fact that their
problems remain unsolved.

21. The study also confirms that within the student
teaching practice, student teachers come across
difficulties that result to problems associated with the
classroom supervision, curriculum and instruction and
supervision by faculty.
Classroom supervision represents one of the major
challenges identified by student teachers during their
teaching practice. Student teachers are expected to
get the supervisors feedback to enable them to obtain
improvement.

22. The attainment of quality education will be a mirage
without adequate preparation of manpower that will
dispense the knowledge. This calls for serious
consideration of stipulated strategies to be adopted in
tackling the challenges which student teachers face in
the period of teaching practice.