 APPENDIX  B

SELF ASSESSMENT OF COLLEGE TEACHERS

There is a widely held feeling particularly among college teachers that the research function performed by teachers is given disproportionately high weightage in the context of vertical mobility and that other functions-particularly that of teaching-are under valued. There is some basis for this grievance. Remedial action is called for in this regard so that career development way reflect and get linked with all sided achievement of teachers. The following steps would have to be taken to achieve this objective :

(i) Advance planning of work for the semester/year : Every teacher may be requested to prepare a semester- wise/annual plan of his academic work and submit it to the Head of the department/ institution before the semester /year commences. It should include an LTP plan in terms of each working day, and may be circulated among the students as well.

(ii) Maintenance of record of all-sided contribution of teachers : This can be done most effectively by the teacher himself. It is suggested that every teacher should maintain a register in which he records his activities for each working day. This is particularly important for the teaching function.

(iii) Monitoring : It is the responsibility and duty of the head of the department/college to monitor progress of work in terms of the time frame provided by the semester/ annual plan. Special attention needs to be given to the engagement of classes. Procedures relating to the maintenance of attendance registers need to be strictly observed. It is suggested that registers may be submitted to the Principal's office, preferably at the end of every day, but certainly on every Saturday, and information contained therein may be made use of to remove lacunae and inadequacies during the next week itself.

(iv) Assessment : The contribution of every teacher in terms of all the functions should be assessed at the end of each year. The process should commence with self assessment by the teacher in terms of the proforma that follows.

SELF ASSESSMENT FORM FOR COLLEGE TEACHERS

        
        Period of Assessment Year/Semester from        to   
        
                               
 A. Identification 
        
             Name:
        
             Date of Birth:
        
             Designation:
        
             Pay Scale:
        
             Present Pay:
        
        
             Date of Appointment:
                  (i)  in the teaching profession
        
                  (ii) in the institution
        
                  (iii) in the present post
        
                                  
 B. Teaching 
        
             (a)  Courses taught
        
                  Title of Course                    * Periods Per Week
        
                                                  L    T    P       Total
        
        (i)
        
        (ii)
        
        (iii)
                            * Period......           minutes
        
        (b)  Did you supply the yearly/semester-wise LTP plan to the students      
             for the above courses?
        
        (c)  Did you supply synopses of your lectures and reading list to      
             students?
        
        (d)  Total periods scheduled (on the basis of 180 teaching days in the 
        year) 
        
        Total periods actually engaged
        
        Reasons for the difference
        
        (i)  classes suspended for extra-curricular activities
        
        (ii) classes suspended for other reasons like mourning, union      
             elections, victory in matchss
        
        (iii) classes not held due to leave of the teacher
        
        (iv) classes not held due to
        
                  --Student strikes
                  
                  -Teachers strikes
        
                  -Karamchari strikes
        
                  -Civil commotion and disturbances
        
        (v)  classes not held due to
        
                  -Admission processes
        
                  -Preparation leave
        
                  -Examination-annual and supplementary
        
        (e)  Steps taken to fill the gap e.g. engaging extra classes
        
        (f)  Examination results of the courses taught by you
        
        (g)  Preparation of reading material for students
        
        (h)  Preparation of text books, lab manuals etc.
        
        (i)  Innovations in curriculum
        
        (j)  Innovations in teaching methods
        
        (k)  Innovations in evaluation methods

C. Research

(a) Please give a short dsecription of your work related to

(i) research for a degree

(ii) research for a project/projects

(iii) action research with or without student participation

(iv) consultancy

(v) supervision of student research/project work

(b) Monographs, books and papers published

(d) Research support received

D. Extension work and National/Social Service

(a) Please give a short account of your contribution to:

(i) service of the community in the solution of their problems

(ii) Popularisation of the values of national integration, secularism, democracy, socialism, humanism, peace and the scientific temper

- popular lectures

- popular writings

- other ways

(iii) adult education, flood relief and similar other activities

(b) Positions held in organisations linked with extension work and national service

E. Administration

please give a short account of your contribution to

(a) administration of the college

(b) Organisation of co-and extracurricular activities

(d) maintenance of student discipline

(e) decision-making and advisory bodies of your and other academic institutions

(f) professional organisation of teachers

(g) developmental administration at various levels

F. Assessment

(a) Please state the honours conferred on you by

- your students

- your peers

- government

- others (b) Did you get the curricular programme evaluated by students. If so please give its findings.

G. General

(a) What in your judgement was most important contribution

(b) What were the major difficulties that you faced

APPENDIX B