Professional Development of Secondary School Teachers with Special Reference to the Kamrup District of Assam

Abstract

The development of a nation depends upon the quality of education which is again dependent on the quality of its teachers and for this reason, “the noblest profession is thought to be teaching, and teachers are viewed as the backbone of any country”. To enhance the effectiveness of teachers’ teaching methods, they must engage in professional development. Professional development is the most powerful and effective talent to raise the demands and achievements of the learners and then enable them to obtain these instruments to fulfil their learning requirements. It attempts to satisfy the needs of a teacher to adhere to efficient teaching methods. The present study was conducted to study the level of professional development of secondary school teachers in the Kamrup district of Assam, to compare the professional development of secondary school teachers in terms of gender i.e., Male and Female, and to compare the professional development of secondary school teachers in terms of their management i.e., Government and Private. Descriptive research method was used for conducting the current study. It was done in the Kamrup Metropolitan and Kamrup Rural districts of Assam. For collecting the required data, the researchers selected 100 secondary school teachers. For the present study, the researchers adopted a standardized scale “Teacher’s Professional Development Scale (TPDS) developed and standardized by Dr. Yodida Bhutia”. For analyzing the collected data, the Percentage method, Mean, Standard Deviation, and ‘t’ value were calculated.