EXPLORING THE PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHER TRAINEES ON THE TEACHING COMPETENCY OF TEACHER EDUCATORS

Education is crucial to national growth. School education and teachers develop future generations. Thus, teacher education institutes and instructors matter more. National Education Policy 2020 also stressed the importance of teacher education institutions and educators in improving educator competency. Teachers get pedagogical training, skills, and knowledge at teacher education institutes to effectively teach and meet varied student needs. Teacher education improves education and fosters knowledgeable, active individuals who promote society. The Supreme Court-appointed J. S. Verma Commission (2012) criticized teacher education institutes' inadequate conditions and misconduct. Revitalizing these institutions is also suggested. The main stakeholder of teacher education institutions is teacher trainees; hence educators must have greater teaching competency. This research examines teacher trainees' views on teacher educators' teaching skills. The study variables are teacher educator stream and designation. Survey research is done to learn teacher trainees' opinions of their teacher educators' instruction. Researchers collected data using the rubric. Six government-funded Gujarati B.Ed. programs provided data for the researcher. This research examines teacher trainees' views on their teacher educators' teaching skills