Study of Teacher Effectiveness In Relation To School Climate Among Secondary School Teachers

The purpose of this research paper is to obtain access to the teacher effectiveness and school climate of secondary school teachers in relation to their gender, locale, type of school and teaching experience. Teacher Effectiveness Scale developed by Umme Kulsum (2011) and School Climate scale developed by Shivendra Pratap Singh & Ali Imam (2015) was used for collecting the data. The study was conducted through descriptive survey methods and using simple random sampling techniques 200 school teachers were selected in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. To analyze the results, statistical techniques such as Mean, SD, t-test, ANOVA and Correlation were used. Findings of the study indicated that there is no significant difference in teacher effectiveness with respect to different levels of school climate, gender and locale of the school. The study also found that there is significant difference with respect to teaching experience and type of school. The study also found that there is a significant positive correlation between teacher effectiveness and school climate. Hence, the school education department takes the remedial measures to solve the differences among the school teachers and create a conducive school climate for the teacher’s performance.