Teacher development through supervision / Mariyam Nasir

Abstract:
The teaching and learning process of Maldivian schools are supervised by the leading teachers (supervisors) mainly. Supervisors are responsible to carry on the supervision process in order to improve instruction. Even though supervision is conducted in schools, teachers are not developed and updated to handle the modern generations. The objectives of this study are to find to find out the role of leading teachers in the teaching and learning process and to investigate the relationship between the role of the leading teacher and teaching development. The population of this study is one of the primary school in the southern part of Maldives. The sampling frame included 3 teachers, 2 supervisors and the professional development coordinator of the selected school. This qualitative study gathered information through the use of interviews, observations and documents used in supervision. Results of this study suggested that supervision helps to develop the teachers of the selected school. This study provides useful information for future researches. It was also revealed that some areas of supervision need improvement. Teachers and supervisors required to know the model of supervision which is followed at the school. Subject coordination need to be conducted in such a way that all aspects of the key competencies are included. Latest techniques and strategies needed to be practiced in the classroom. Professional development programmes must be designed to address the needs of all the teachers. A need analysis for staff development programmes needed to be carried out before planning the programmes. Different varieties of professional development programmes must be conducted for the staff in order to develop them and become effective teachers. A follow up and evaluation of the professional development programmes is highly required for the selected school in order to make sure whether these programmes are effective

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, Open University Malaysia, Centre for Graduate Studies, 2013. Master's project (M.Edu.). Includes bibliographical references