Differential Influence Of Demogra Phicson The Teaching Competency Of Secondary School Teachers Of Kerala

Abstract

The study aims to explore the differential influence of demographic factors like gender, educational qualification, length of service experience, and type of school management on teaching competency of secondary school teachers of Kerala. The descriptive cross-sectional study employed normative survey to collect data from a stratified random sample of 247 teachers working in various secondary schools in Ernakulam district. Data were collected by administering the Teaching Competency Scale for Secondary School Teachers and a Personal Data Sheet. Analysis of data was done in SPSS by using independent sample t-test, one way ANOVA and Scheffe's post-hoc test. The results showed significant differential effect of gender, educational qualification, service experience and type of school management on the teaching competency of secondary school teachers. The male teachers were found to be more competent in teaching than the female teachers. Differential effect of educational qualification on teaching competency favoured teachers with postgraduation. Teachers with average length of service experience (11-20 years) were found to surpass low experienced (less than 10 years) and high experienced (more than 20 years) teachers in their teaching competency. Likewise, teachers working in government schools outshined their colleagues working in aided schools and unaided schools in their teaching competency.