A study of teacher effectiveness among elementary school teachers in relation to their life satisfaction

Abstract

The present investigation proposes to find out the relationship between teacher effectiveness and life satisfaction of elementary school teachers. The results reveal that there is no significant relationship between teacher effectiveness and life satisfaction of elementary school teachers in relation to their gender and teaching experience. In the present study basically two types of experiences were considered for research i.e. below five years and above five years teaching experience. Further investigator checked the gender’s impact on teacher effectiveness and life satisfaction of elementary school teachers. But researcher found that there is no impact of gender on elementary school teachers in relation to their teacher effectiveness and life satisfaction. In this study total samples consisted of 120 elementary school teachers selected by random sampling techniques from Private Schools of Yamuna Nagar (Haryana). In the present study the research tools‘ Kulsum Teacher Effectiveness Scale (KTES) developed and standardized by Dr. Umme Kulsum (2000) published by Department of Psycho-Educational Testing Centre, New Delhi’ &‘Life-Satisfaction Scale (L-S Scale) developed and standardized by Dr. Promilla Singh and George Joseph (1996) and published by National Psychology Corporation, Agra’ were used. The product moment method of correlation was used for determining the relationship between teacher effectiveness and life satisfaction of elementary school teachers. T-test is also used to know the significant differences of teacher effectiveness and life satisfaction among the elementary school teachers in relation to their gender and experience.