IJRHS – Vol. 3, Issue 09, Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 2015

Objectives:
1.To design a better question paper in subsequent exams.
2.To detect technical flaws.

Settings:
Study was conducted in anatomy department of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai.

Materials and Methods:
The study was conducted after obtaining permission from Head of Anatomy department and Institutional Ethics Committee. MCQ answer sheets of 100 First year MBBS students appearing in preliminary exam in April 2009 were analyzed.

Statistical Analysis:
Data was entered and analyzed in MS Excel 2007 and simple proportions and means were calculated.
Results:
The mean p value in this study was 69.8% which is a little more than the range specified by Others 41–60%.
The mean Discriminating index in this study was 0.22 which is more than the acceptable cut off point of 0.15.
In this study, 12.5 % items have less effective distracters.

Conclusion:
Study emphasizes the selection of quality MCQs which truly assess the knowledge and are able to differentiate the students of different abilities so as to implement new strategies to encourage weak students for better understanding of the subject.{end-tooltip}

Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the school and classroom. In early times, teachers were often scholars or clergymen who had no formal training in how to teach the subjects of their expertise. In fact, many believed that “teachers were born, not made.” It was not until the emergence of pedagogy, the “art and science of teaching,” as an accepted discipline that the training of teachers was considered important. Although there has been continued debate about whether teaching is a “science” that can be taught or whether one is “born” to be a teacher, it has generally been agreed, at least since the nineteenth century, that certain characteristics are needed to qualify a person as a teacher knowledge of the subject matter to be taught, knowledge of teaching methods, and practical experience in applying both. Most educational programs for teachers today focus upon these points. However, the internal character of the individual is also an important aspect of teaching; whether that is something one is born with or can be taught, and what are the qualities that are needed for the role of teacher, are also a matter of debate. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam once said, “If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the Father, the Mother and the Teacher.” The pace of technological revolution and emergence of a knowledge society has changed the traditional role of the teacher and the students. Traditionally, the teacher used to be the source of knowledge for the students. But, in many cases, the teachers do not possess adequate knowledge to supplement the view of the student, and the main source of knowledge remains limited to text book. At present, in a number of cases the student is more informed than the teacher. Furthermore, when these teachers find themselves in a situation where they are no longer the principal source for delivery of information they get confused about their new role in relation to the use of these technologies. In the new phase there is decentralization of knowledge source Thus, there is a need to facilitate training on ICTs for teacher both at the pre service level and in service level. {end-tooltip}

To undertake this study Gov. primary School of Chotila Taluka of Surendragnagar District was undertaken. 218 Teachers, 31 Principals and 10 CRC’s were taken as observations in 2010-2011. To get the information a questionnaire of total 30 statements was developed in which the candidates has to give their views in form of Yes, No, Not Certain. They had to tick in front of their choice. Conclusions were dervied on the basis of the information collected. Conclusions are as follows:{end-tooltip}