%0 Journal Article
%T A Study on Teaching Effectiveness of Self-Financing Engineering College Teachers in Kerala
%A R. Renjith Kumar
%A Fezeena Khadir
%J International Journal of Asian Social Science
%D 2013
%I Asian Economic and Social Society
%X The process of evaluating the effectiveness of teachers has changed over time along with the definition of what effective teaching is due to the increasing attention by the management of self-financing institutes. This research examines to measure the various attributes of teaching effectiveness. The objective of this study is to evaluate the level of teaching effectiveness attributes and to find out the attribute that most contributes to teaching effectiveness. A sample of 96 teachers from an engineering college in Ernakulam, Kerala State, India is taken for the study. The study revealed that there is a lack of team effort, teaching efficiency, and class room behavior. The teaching effectiveness of the engineering teachers is proved to be medium. The study highlights those teaching attributes to be enhanced and suggestive measures are also mentioned to improve the performance of teachers and thereby increase the quality of education and students.
%K Teaching effectiveness
%K communication
%K team effort
%K class room behavior
%K teaching efficiency
%U http://www.aessweb.com/abstract.php?m=January(1)2013&id=5007&aid=1695