Examining the Effect of Stress on Teaching Competence Among Secondary School Teachers in Amroha District, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The purpose of the research study is to identify how stress affect teaching competence of secondary school teachers in Amroha District, Uttar Pradesh. Teaching being a noble profession, it presupposes high responsibility that in most times results in stress caused by different factors which range from work pressure, students’ attitudes, managerialism, and or / personal issues. This stress is detrimental to the performance of teachers in teaching practices which impacts their ability to disseminate knowledge, maintain order and address the learners. The study seeks to find out what causes stress to these teachers and the effect of such stress on their competencies in terms of planning and delivering effective lessons and managing classrooms. Information is gathered through a structured questionnaire administered on a selected population of teachers in the secondary schools in Amroha District. The outcomes also show that stress level reduces teachers’ performance meaning that the higher the level of stress the lower the competence level of the teachers. The paper presents an urgent call for stress intervention programs to improve the teaching capacity of teachers thereby improving the quality of education in secondary schools.