A Study of Home Environment, Academic Achievement and Teaching Aptitude on Training Success of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers of India

Abstract

The primary intend of the study was to explore  the relationship of Arts, Science and Commerce stream and training success and the influence of Home Environment, Academic Achievement and Teaching  Aptitude on training success of ETE trainees. The study analyzed the numerical data from a survey of 380 teacher trainees of three DIETs of Delhi, India.Teaching Aptitude Test of SS Dahiya and L C Singh (2005) and Home Environment Inventory by Karuna Shakar Mishra) was applied. Teaching Aptitude test has 50 items of multiple-choice type.  Each item has four alternative answers - A.B.C.D. Home Environment Inventory has HEI Contains 100 items related to ten dimensions of home environment. Achievement of the students was taken from their 10+2 result, whereas their training success was established on the basis of   marks obtained in final year in theory and Practice of ETE course.Study revealed that Home environment and teaching aptitude of ETE trainees is significantly and positively correlated with training success. Similarly academic achievement at +2 level of the three streams students ie., Arts, Science and Commerce differs significantly and the two groups of trainees. Trainees having Low aptitude and High aptitude differ significantly in regard to training success in ETE programme.

Keywords: Home Environment, Teaching Aptitude, Academic Achievement and Training Success