CONSTRUCTION AND STANDARDIZATION OF TEACHERS' CORE SELF-EVALUATION SCALE (TCSES)

Core Self-Evaluation (CSE) is a four interrelated higher-order personality trait that represents the fundamental assessment of individuals. It is related with their own worthiness, competence, and capability. It reflects how people evaluate themselves and their functioning in the world. Teachers with high CSE tend to have better classroom management, adapt more positively to educational reforms like NEP 2020, and be more resilient and professionally satisfied. Developing a Teachers’ Core Self-Evaluation Scale (TCSES) is essential for understanding and improving the personal and professional effectiveness of teachers, especially in the context of dynamic educational reforms like National Education Policy 2020 in India focusing on teachers’ autonomy, professional development, and reflective teaching practices as a whole to form a quality teacher. In this article researcher has described step by step procedure to construct and standardize Teachers’ Core Self-Evaluation Scale (TCSES).