TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS AMONG SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN RELATION TO USE OF TECHNOLOGY OVER THE YEARS

National development is correlated to the quality of teachers. It is universally accepted that the quality of a nation depends upon the quality of its citizens, which in turn depends, in the critical measures, upon the quality of their education. The latter depends upon several factors like family background, Social environment influences, Good education, Values, Beliefs and Enriched experiences, but the most significant factor in the whole process is the quality of teacher. The importance of a teacher is unquestionable and plays a predominant role in the process of education. At the heart of teacher effectiveness is the teacher’s ability to understand student’s strengths and weaknesses and help them to grow gradually with time that clearly indicates that a good teacher understands her students while a great one engages with them. The sudden closure of school across world due to Covid 19, after World War II such a major lockdown of institutions world has witnessed. This was an especially challenging task for educators who were acclimatized to the intransigent education system in India which is unaccustomed to relying this heavily on technology. The unfamiliarity with technology especially for the non-tech savvy staff posed a heavy handicap in getting over the steep learning curve that situation posed during lockdown and the Corona virus pandemic had created the need for mass up skilling of teachers simultaneously. Findings reveal that digital learning is an extremely powerful tool that could bring about tremendous changes in the education process and if our Educators don’t adapt to the same then it will not sustain in the global competitive environment. Henceforth, low level of teacher’s effectiveness impacts Quality of Education and restricts exploration of new ideas and acceptance towards new teaching aids. The Present paper aims to explore the role of a teacher’s effectiveness in using efficiently digital tools and techniques for online learning which ensures the continuity of learning even during any crises situation. The methodology is based on secondary researches & is analytical in nature. Researchers are related to the topic Digitalization and Teachers Effectiveness which helps in improving quality of Education are published in various journals; sources like Shodhganga, Academia and Scopus over 8-9 years were analyzed The discussion of the study highlights the challenges teacher’s faced while adapting to digital teaching and it would also suggest coping strategies which can ultimately help in improving quality of education .Henceforth, the conclusion incorporates the advantages of high level of teacher’s effectiveness incorporation with digital learning , disadvantages of low level of teachers effectiveness and coping strategies in order to adapt with eLearning challenges which would ultimately help in growth of Education Sector.

 

Keywords: Quality Education, Teachers Effectiveness, Digital Learning, Globalization, E-Learning.


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