TEACHING COMPETENCY AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Education plays a pivot role in strengthen of any nation. Education system depends upon the competencies of teachers teaching in the classrooms and in result they are shaping the destiny of the nation. Teaching competency is a broad term which is affected by academic, social, and psychological factors. The present paper reveals about teaching competencies and multiple intelligence of primary school teachers. The researcher also made a comparison of teaching competencies and multiple intelligence of primary school teachers based on teaching experience and professional qualifications. The method of present study is used descriptive survey method. The sample of 398 primary school teachers of district Pilibhit is selected with the systematic random sampling technique. Mean, Standard Deviation, T-test and ANOVA statistical techniques are used in the treatment of the data. This findings reveals that teaching experience do not affect teaching competency and multiple intelligence of primary school teachers. The level of multiple intelligence of primary school teachers has been affected by professional qualification, but professional qualification has not shown any influence on teaching competence. Keywords: Teaching Competency, Multiple Intelligence, Professional Qualification, and Teaching Experience. Abbreviations: TC - Teaching Competency, MI- Multiple Intelligence, PQ- Professional Qualification & T E- Teaching Experience.