Effectiveness of teaching: a tribal area study

Education develops the individual like a flower which spreads its fragrance all over the environment. It is not the communication and information by the teacher or the acquisition of knowledge by the child. But it is the total development of the personality. Teachers play a vital role in the development of future citizens. Teaching is an interactive process, involving four aspects teacher, student, learning process and learning situation. A competent teacher possesses all the necessary qualities to interact with the school and community. This study conducted in tribal schools in Thiruvannamalai District. The population of the study was government and government aided tribal schools in the same district. The main objectives are to find out the level of academic achievement of high school students and the role of teacher effectiveness on students’ academic achievement. The findings reveal that the academic achievement among the tribal students is moderate level and the teacher effectiveness perceived by them also low in nature. Moreover, there is a statistical significance attributed to type of management of school in academic achievement and teacher effectiveness.