T.T.C. (D.Ed) / B.Ed / M.Ed / others. Any others .... understood the previous
concepts. 5 4 3 2 1. 42. ... abilities of the students by asking questions. 5 4 3 2 1.
43.
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ANDHRA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VISAKHAPATNAM Dear Sir / Madam I have undertaken this research study entitled “PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION OF TEACHERS AT PRIMARY LEVEL”. This Questionnaire consists of 95 items, each item had given five alternatives viz., Not at all Satisfied (1), Not Satisfied (2). Satisfied (3), Reasonably Satisfied (4) and Very Satisfied (5), Please read each statement and put a tick (√) mark against each item. This is purely for research purpose. The information supplied by you will be kept confidential will not be disclosed under any circumstances. Research guide
Research
Scholar Prof. Y. bhaskaracharyulu Department of Education,
Mr. B. RAJABABU
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12. 13.
14. 15. 16.
Name of the Teacher Name of the school address Name of the Mandal Designation Locality of the school Type of Management Age Sex Educational Qualifications : General Professional Any others Professional Experience Classes Handling Number of class rooms Facilities
: & : : : : : : :
: : : : : : : : : : No.of Teachers Working in : the school School Grade : Participating in Training : Programmes (please specify)
Headmaster / Assistant Rural / Urban / Tribal Mandal Parishad / Government / Municipal / Any other Years Male / Female BA / MA / M.Sc / Others T.T.C. (D.Ed) / B.Ed / M.Ed / others M.Phil. / Ph.D. _________________ years T.V. Computer Toilets Water
Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No
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Professional Satisfaction of Teachers Scale (PSTS) 1.
Satisfying with the behaviour of the students
2.
Satisfying with the regular attendance of the 5 4 3 2 1 students
3.
Satisfying with the behavior of the other staff 5 4 3 2 1 members working in the school related issues
4.
Satisfying with the regular attendance of the 5 4 3 2 1 teachers working in the school
5.
Satisfying with class work of the teachers though 5 4 3 2 1 some are skipping classes due to other reasons
6.
Satisfying with the maintenance of relations with 5 4 3 2 1 the community by the H.M.
7.
Satisfying with the work of H.M in managing the 5 4 3 2 1 local resources and facilities for the enhancement of the quality The maintenance of school records in the school by 5 4 3 2 1 the H.M are satisfactory
8. 9.
5 4 3 2 1
The maintenance of co-ordination with staff by the 5 4 3 2 1 H.M conducting various programs is satisfactory
10. Satisfying with the work of H.M in monitoring all 5 4 3 2 1 academic activities 11. Satisfying with the work of H.M in observing 5 4 3 2 1 teachers teaching and suggesting them properly 12. Satisfying with the work of H.M in organizing 5 4 3 2 1 activities properly for the professional growth of teachers 13. Satisfying with the work of H.M in helping teachers 5 4 3 2 1 in lesson preparation and execution of school tasks 14. Satisfying with the work of H.M in observing 5 4 3 2 1 teachers teaching and suggesting more 15. Satisfying with the work of H.M in suggesting 5 4 3 2 1 teachers to adopt innovative practices 16. Satisfying with the work of H.M in suggesting more 5 4 3 2 1 on the improvement of students academic progress 17. Satisfying with the work of supervisors inspecting 5 4 3 2 1 the school and reviewing the performance
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18. Satisfying with the work of supervisors in observing 5 4 3 2 1 individual classroom teaching and suggesting teachers 19. Satisfying with the work of supervisors in assisting 5 4 3 2 1 teachers for the improvement of professional skills 20. Satisfying with the work of supervisors in giving 5 4 3 2 1 academic and administrative guidance to the H.M. 21. Involvement of parents in raising the funds for the 5 4 3 2 1 school development is active and satisfactory 22. Involvement of parents in helping teachers in 5 4 3 2 1 maintenance of school buildings is satisfactory 23. Voluntary contribution of parents for the school 5 4 3 2 1 development is high and encouraging 24. Participatory level of parents is more in the AMC, 5 4 3 2 1 meeting for discussions more on the students progress 25. Observation of parents on the school activities is 5 4 3 2 1 high and satisfactory 26. Discussing with the parents more on the students 5 4 3 2 1 academic issues 27. Students are enjoying in the school in learning
5 4 3 2 1
28. Students are doing activities very interestingly in 5 4 3 2 1 school 29. Students are paying interest towards school 5 4 3 2 1 aspects 30. Students are participating in learning activities
5 4 3 2 1
31. Using text books properly without any sharing 5 4 3 2 1 among students 32. Using all the available resources in the school 5 4 3 2 1 making the teaching and learning more meaningful 33. Maintaining subject corners and displaying the 5 4 3 2 1 material for the benefit of the students 34. Using all types of material supplied under SSA in 5 4 3 2 1 making the class rooms attract 35. Time spent in working with individual students is 5 4 3 2 1 satisfactory
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36. Initiation in the beginning of lesson is very much 5 4 3 2 1 encouraging 37. Spending time on assigning and reviewing of home 5 4 3 2 1 work is satisfactory 38. Explaining the concepts to the whole class is 5 4 3 2 1 satisfactory 39. Managing time properly in the question and answer 5 4 3 2 1 session is satisfactory 40. Conducting group activities where necessary is 5 4 3 2 1 high 41. Starting new concepts after confirming all, students 5 4 3 2 1 understood the previous concepts 42. Checking regularly about the understanding 5 4 3 2 1 abilities of the students by asking questions 43. Using as many examples and practice exercises to 5 4 3 2 1 make the students understands the concepts 44. Observing the students when undertaking the 5 4 3 2 1 assignment work at school level 45. Providing extra support when students requires 5 4 3 2 1 assistance 46. Providing opportunities to students in learning the 5 4 3 2 1 concepts 47. Explaining aims of the commencement of the lesson
lesson
before 5 4 3 2 1
48. After completion of the lesson giving summary on 5 4 3 2 1 the lesson 49. Asking students to summarize on the lesson what 5 4 3 2 1 teachers explained 50. Knowing idea of the students when preparing for 5 4 3 2 1 doing the tasks 51. Offering opportunity to the students to adopt 5 4 3 2 1 various strategies in solving the problems 52. Students doing work in groups is satisfactory
5 4 3 2 1
53. Satisfying with the students assignments works
5 4 3 2 1
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54. Satisfying with the work of students in the 5 4 3 2 1 preparation of projects and display materials 55. Satisfying with the usage of locally available 5 4 3 2 1 material in the class rooms 56. Satisfying with the students problem solving and 5 4 3 2 1 analytical abilities 57. Satisfying with the practice exercises provided to 5 4 3 2 1 students to get mastery skills 58. Interesting in the participation of students in 5 4 3 2 1 presenting language, EVS and other aspects orally 59. HM and teachers doing their best in helping the 5 4 3 2 1 students in attaining high academic achievements 60. Satisfying with the class and the school situations
5 4 3 2 1
61. Satisfying with the present salary and the benefits
5 4 3 2 1
62. Satisfying with the support receiving from the 5 4 3 2 1 parents and community with regard to school aspects 63. Satisfying with the relations maintained by the HM 5 4 3 2 1 with other staff, parents and management 64. Teachers are Carrying out the policies and implementing the same for the school and students academic development is satisfactory 65. Teachers of the respective classes are making arraignments properly in the distribution of MID-day meals to all the students is satisfactory 66. Teachers are diagnosing the causes of low achievers and initiating remedial actions for the improvement of their knowledge 67. Teachers are participating satisfactory in the meetings regularly on academic issues. Where meetings organized by the H.M. 68. Teachers are initiating plans fro the improvement of students performance with the cooperation of AMC
5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
69. Preparing institutional plans and following them for 5 4 3 2 1 the school development 70. Preparing year plans unit plans for their respective 5 4 3 2 1 teaching subjects for transforming the content
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71. Planning for the conduct FESTIVALS” at school level
of
“NATIONAL 5 4 3 2 1
72. Planning the innovative practices for the effective 5 4 3 2 1 implementation in the school regularly for the improvement of quality 73. Planning for conduct of activities on Physical 5 4 3 2 1 Education, Health Education, Work Experience, Moral Education etc for the benefit of students 74. Initiating plans in making the students participating 5 4 3 2 1 in Quiz competitions, GK tests and other events 75. Practicing innovative methods value oriented activities in the school and training them for effective implementation 76. Teachers are trying to involve the students in the improvement of their performance in school subjects by adopting suitable innovative methods 77. Teachers are observing the behaviour pattern of students both in school and class rooms and suggesting more for the improvement of their behavior 78. Teachers are analyzing the school issues viz., coverage of syllabus teachers attendance etc., and planning for further development 79. Teachers are encouraging regularly on the usage of library books for the acquisition of knowledge
5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
80. Teachers are conducting a series of co-curricular 5 4 3 2 1 activities for the all-round development of students 81. Paying concentration and spending time in order to 5 4 3 2 1 achieve good results 82. Initiating activities at school level in maintaining 5 4 3 2 1 cordial relations with other staff, Parents and Students 83. Doing the assigned activities in fulfilling the tasks 5 4 3 2 1 84. Competing the tasks successfully as assigned by 5 4 3 2 1 the HM and management 85. Participating review meetings and suggesting more 5 4 3 2 1 for the school development 86. Observing the evaluation procedures regularly for 5 4 3 2 1 the improvement of progress 87. Following classroom management principles in 5 4 3 2 1 making the teaching more effective
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88. Studying reference materials academic journals for 5 4 3 2 1 upgrading the knowledge and competence 89. Teachers are preparing low cost and no cost 5 4 3 2 1 modes and using them properly in making the concepts easy 90. Conducting action research activities at the school 5 4 3 2 1 level to make the system more functional 91. Conducting action research activities at school 5 4 3 2 1 level for the improvement of their professional growth 92. Contributing articles in the seminars on various 5 4 3 2 1 school related issues 93. Participating in the in-service programmes when 5 4 3 2 1 conducting 94. Teachers of the respective classes are announcing 5 4 3 2 1 the incentives to the students who are regular, disciplined etc, in the school 95. Teachers giving practice exercise to the students 5 4 3 2 1 for the improvement of their competency levels.
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LIST OF SELECTED SCHOOLS IN EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT Ambaji Peta Mandal (Rural)
S.No .
Name of t he Mandal
Name of the School
Name of the Village
Teachers selected as the sample 3
1.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Pulleti Kurru
2.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Naga Mallichettu
3
3.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Tondavaram
2
4.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Pedapudi
2
5.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
3
6.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Gangalakurru Agraharam Gangalakurru
7.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Pedapalem
2
8.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Machavaram
3
9.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Kotivani Agraharam
3
10.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Nagabathulavaripeta
2
11.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Korlapativari Palem
2
12.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
K. Pedapudi
2
13.
Ambaji Peta
MPPPS
Nandanpudi
2
Total
2
31
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Kadiyam Mandal (Rural)
Name of the School
1.
Kadiyam
MPPPS I
Venagiri
2.
Kadiyam
MPPPS II
Jegurupadu
3
3.
Kadiyam
MPPPS II
Vemagiri Thota
3
4.
Kadiyam
MPPPS I
Vemagiri Gattu
3
5.
Kadiyam
MPPPS II
Kadiyapu lanka
3
6.
Kadiyam
MPPPS
Kadiyam
3
7.
Kadiyam
MPPPS
Kadiyapu lanka
3
8.
Kadiyam
MPPPS
Burri Lanka
3
9.
Kadiyam
MPPPS
Panchayathi Office
3
10.
Kadiyam
MPPPS
SC colony Kadiyam lanka
3
S.No.
Total
Name of the Village
Teachers selected as the sample 3
Name of the Mandal
30
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Malikipuram Mandal (Rural)
S.No.
Name of the Mandal
Name of the School
Name of the Village
Teachers selected as the sample 2
1.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Karavaka
2.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Gollapalem
2
3.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Thurpu Palem
2
4.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Kesanapalli
2
5.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Pedamati Palem
2
6.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Sankara Guptam
2
7.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Chitalamori
2
8.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Battelanka
2
9.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Lakka Varam
2
10.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Katti Manda
2
11.
Malikipuram MPPPS
2
12.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Visweswaraya Puram Gudemu Lanka
13.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Peddatippa
2
14.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Bupathivani Peta
2
15.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Mattala Parru
2
16.
Malikipuram MPPPS
Ramaraju Lanka
2
Total
2
30
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Sakhinetipalli Mandal (Rural)
S.No.
Name of the Mandal
Name of the School
1.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
2.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
3.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
4.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
5.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
6.
Teachers selected as the sample Janpanavari group 2 Name of the Village
2
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
Sri Ranapuram Garuvu Rameswaran church Peta Gubbala Vanipalem (Srirampuram) Rameswaram main S.K.P. Palem
7.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
A.V. Palem
3
8.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
Geetamandir
2
9.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
2
10.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
Rameswaram Agraharam Metakodapa
3
11.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
Kummaragaruvu
2
12.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
Chintavaripeta
2
13.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
SKP Church peta
1
14.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
1
15.
Sakhinetipalli MPPPS
Gollamandavari group rameswaram Sanjeevayya Colony Sakinetipalli
