Mental maturity and self-actualization on teaching competency of second year D.T.Ed students

This study has been conducted to examine the mental maturity and self-actualization on teaching competency of second year D.T.Ed., students. Totally 72 teacher trainees has been taken from District Institute of Education and Training in Madurai district. The random sampling technique was used in this study. Self-actualization inventory was developed by Wilsow and Kneisl, (1983), mental maturity and teaching competency questionnaire prepared by the investigators were used in this study. Survey method was employed in this study. The data was analyzed statistically by using mean, standard deviation,‘t’ test and correlation coefficient. This study revealed that “most of the students in DIET have moderate level of mental maturity, self-actualization and teaching competency. Also this study revealed that there is significant difference between the mean scores of self-actualization of second year D.T.Ed. students with respect to locality, but there is no significant difference in the mean scores of mental maturity and teaching competency with reference to locality. Also, there is no significant difference in the mean scores of self-actualization, mental maturity and teaching competency of second year D.T.Ed., students with respect to gender, age, marital status, staying, parents educational qualification, parents annual income and newspaper reading. Researchers found that “there is a positive correlation among mental maturity, self-actualization and teaching competency of second year D.T.Ed. students but mental maturity and teaching competency have low correlation between them. From the findings of this research, researchers concluded that it is necessary to develop mental maturity, self-actualization and teaching competency among second year D.T.Ed., students. Also, it is the duty of our teacher educators nurtures the teacher trainees to improve their mental maturity and self-actualization which influences teaching competency.