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Notes 4. It is also suggested that supervision has to become diagnostic in nature. At that time, a
student teacher should be closely supervised by a team of two or three supervisors, who
should highlight all his strong and weak points. Due guidance should be provided.
Suggestions given by supervisors should be very clear. Other professional activities should
also be supervised properly.
5. The supervision should be scientific and creative. New techniques of supervision should be
adopted. Once suggestions have been given, the task of supervisor is not over, then arises
the need to convince the trainee that he has a deficiency and it should be removed. For this,
discussion between the supervisor and the student teacher is of great importance, One daily
period either at morning or at afternoon may be provided for seeking clarifications and
understanding of suggestions.
6. It may be useful to organize a common monthly half-day meeting of all the student teachers
and supervisors, where points of common interest may be raised, discussed and clarified.
The help of experienced and competent teachers of cooperating schools may be taken in
supervision work.
7. Proforma and check-lists are very important and useful for systematic supervision. These
proformae and check-lists should be available to the student teachers as well, so that they
may know the nature of good lesson through them and try to reach the desired standard. In
case of micro-teaching the prescribed proforma should be used.
19.3.3 Selection of School for Student-Teaching
We prepare teacher for primary and secondary schools, so teaching practice is organized in
secondary schools. Only such schools be selected for Student-Teaching whose principals are willing
to cooperate and extend facilities for student teachers. Moreover the selected school should not
be very far from the residence of the most of the student teacher.
The following criteria may be used in selecting the cooperating schools for practice teaching (i)
The school management and staff should be willing to assist in the programme of Student-
Teaching, (ii) Provision of adequate physical facilities should be there, and (iii) The staff-members
should be experienced and willing to co-operate the student teachers.
Self Assessment
2. Multiple Choice Questions:
Choose correct option:
(i) Each demonstration lesson and some of the practice teaching lessons should be followed
by discussion by staff ______ and ______.
(a) Students (b) teachers (c) professors (d) principles.
(ii) Some Institutions divide present student teaching into ______ blocks.
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four
(iii) At first phase of actual practice teaching ______ Complete lessons should be taught in
simulated situations.
(a) 1 to 3 (b) 2 to 4 (c) 4 to 5 (d) 6 or 7
(iv) Student teaching is the nucleus of any ______ teacher training programme.
(a) Pre-service (b) In-service (c) Distance (d) learning

19.4 Supervision of Internship Student Teaching

Supervision is a very important aspect of Student-Teaching. Supervision means to stimulate and
direct the growth of student teacher. It consists of the guidance and evaluation of the activities of
student teacher. The right type of supervision is crucial to make an efficient and effective teacher.
The supervision of Student-Teaching brings the improvement in instructional activities of student
teacher by familiarizing with various techniques and practical skills in teaching.

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