Evaluation of Secondary School Teachers in the Light of Quality Indicators (National Professional Standards for Teachers)

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate secondary school teachers in the light of National Professional Standards for Teachers in instructional planning and strategies. The study was descriptive in nature. An observation sheet and three different questionnaires were conducted to collect data from the sampled respondents. The objectives were: to discover the level of efficiency of SSTs with respect to instructional planning and strategies; and to indicate shortcomings of SSTs as per National Professional Standards. The population of the study consisted of all the heads, teachers, and students of higher/high schools of Hazara Division. Respondents from thirty-six boys and fifteen girls’ high schools were selected as sample from population. The collected data was tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using mean score and percentage. It was found that maximum SSTs were aware of standards of teaching and having moderate knowledge, commitment, and engagement in instructional planning and strategies. It was recommended that Directorate of Curriculum and Teachers Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa may arrange a comprehensive capacity building teacher training program for SSTs in connection with improving their efficiency in instructional planning and strategies. The administrators of institutions may monitor teaching-learning process with a vision to increase the commitment and engagement of SSTs. The curriculum designers and developers may design and develop the curriculum for teacher education in such a way that the teachers’ efficiency may be improved especially in the ten indicated standards which have been prescribed by the Policy and Planning Wings Ministry of Education Islamabad for teachers.