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Unit 19: Internship in Teaching—Organisation, Supervision

The first and the foremost important task of the supervisor is to see that the student teacher settle Notes
down in teaching as early as possible so that they may be able to achieve the best results out of
problems which a supervisor has experienced in respect of the number of lessons and he can
supervise the number of student teachers effectively in three to four hours of a day. The present
practice of just for five to ten minutes supervision each lesson can not enable the student teacher
to equip properly. Further, he should supervise only those subjects of which he is a specialist to
discover strengths and deficiencies in student teachers. Suggestions for improvement of Student-
Teaching should be related to the presentation of learning contents teaching skill and classroom
discipline.
Generally, teacher educators supervise the student teachers. But the number of student teacher is
very large in comparison to the number of teacher educators. So teacher-educators can not give
sufficient time to each student teacher. Not only the teacher educator but the school teachers also
may supervise the Student-Teaching. If it is done, it will resemble internship which requires total
involvement of teacher educators, student teachers and school teachers. In internship student
teachers are attached to a particular institution under the guidance of school teacher.

What is the most important task of supervision?

There they are guided, evaluated provided comprehensive guidance and experiences according
to their interest and attitudes. Two types of internship, namely, (1) after training and (2) during
training are prevalent. During internship, the student teachers should be provided with varied
experiences. The school teacher should help him in various practical aspects such as about
evaluative devices, maintaining records, result cards and progress reports of students.
The school teacher should be treated as cooperative teachers. Efforts should be made to associate
student teachers with experienced and effective school teachers in a very intimate relationship
and through this arrangement school teacher acts as a true guide and helper and he tries to see
that the apprentice under his care develops his potentialities fully, some kind of recognition
should be given to cooperative teachers. The principals of the schools should be consulted in
selecting these teachers.
19.4.1 Need of Supervision of Student-Teaching
Teaching is an art as well as science. A trainee needs the help and guidance of teacher educators.
The student teacher has to learn to plan his lesson, to organize the contents of his teaching in a
logical and coherent way according to the level of his students and so many other things. Learning
of all these is not an easy task. The student teacher must be guided and supervised by expert to
develop abilities and skills to be able to function successfully as a teacher. Hence, the supervision
of Student-Teaching is necessary, without which the objectives of Student-Teaching can not be
achieved.
19.4.2 Relationship between Organization and Supervision
Both organization and supervision of Student-Teaching aim at bringing improvement in the
instructional activities of student teachers. Proper organization of supervisory activities is
necessary. The success of supervision depends not only on the skills and competency of supervisory
personnel but also on the organization in which it is being operated. The process of organization
should also be supervised. The success of organization process depends upon proper supervision.
Thus, in this sense, they are inter-related. Both are very important and essential aspects of Student-
Teaching.
Current Procedure of Supervision: The programme of supervision of Student-Teaching is arranged
in all teacher education institutions in two stages :

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