Evaluation of the effectiveness of educational activities of a class teacher, taking into account his professional and personal well-being

Abstract

Introduction. The increasing attention of society and the state to the role of a class teacher actualizes the problem of assessing the effectiveness of his activities, taking into account the professional and personal well-being that determines the success, psychological comfort, satisfaction with professional activities and health in general. The purpose of the study is to develop, justify and test the methodology of assessing the effectiveness of the educational activities of the class teacher, taking into account its professional and personal well-being. Materials and methods. The expert assessment of the methodology involved 122 respondents, including 85 class teachers of Nizhny Novgorod region (the Russian Federation) and 37 undergraduates of Minin University, studying in the field of “Pedagogical education”. The sampling was carried out taking into account the age characteristics and experience of the respondents in this position. The age of the participants ranged from 21 to 71. The younger age group – up to 35 years old amounted to 33%, the middle age group – from 36 to 55 years (46%) and the senior group – over 55 years (21%) of the total number of respondents. Study Results. On the basis of the selected theoretical and methodological foundations, a methodology was developed to assess the effectiveness of the educational activities of the class teacher, taking into account his professional and personal well-being. Its content component is represented by an integrative criteria matrix including a number of criteria and indicators, including professional and personal well-being. As a result of the empirical study, it was found that 76% of the respondents had a positive attitude to the developed methodology, emphasizing its variability. 67.2% of the experts pointed out the importance of the personal block of the integrative criteria matrix, where “professional and personal well-being of the class teacher” is one of the criteria for evaluating effectiveness. 75% of those participating in the examination noted the significance and objectivity of the highlighted indicators of professional and personal well-being. 61.6% emphasized that professional and personal well-being depends on the psychological climate of the educational organization and the attitude of the participants in the educational process towards the activities of the class teacher. Conclusions. The results obtained indicate that the assessment of the effectiveness of the educational activity of a class teacher, taking into account his/her professional and personal well-being, provides a developing, stimulating character, makes it possible to identify educational deficits, thereby creating prerequisites for further professional self-improvement of a class teacher, increasing the quality of the educational process, strengthening and “retention” of novice class teachers in the profession.