ABSTRACT

The teacher is the most important element in any educational program. It is the teacher who is mainly responsible for implementation of the educational process at any stage. This shows that it is imperative to invest in the preparation of teachers, so that the future of a nation is secure. Gone are the days when it was supposed that teaching is that capacity which is innate; but now with the advancements in this field it has been realized that the skills of teaching can be nourished among individuals to cater to the larger educational needs of the world across. The efforts for improving the status of teachers are continuing in this direction in various sectors of teacher education but the most neglected part seems in it is evaluation. Evaluation is the end product of all kinds of endeavours. It enables us to have glimpse on our strengths and weaknesses and is the mirror image of the direction to which we are proceeding. Therefore, through this paper an attempt has been made to highlight the present status of evaluation practices in teacher education and to suggest some remedial measures to further strengthen such endeavours that in the coming times we should be in a position to match world standards and to make our country again ‘Vishwa Guru’.