American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

In the present study the investigators made an attempt to know the B.Ed. student-teachers attitude towards Practicum in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. 250 B.Ed. Student-Teachers of one Govt. Sponsored (47) and four Self Financing / Private (203) B.Ed. Colleges (both Urban and Rural areas) affiliated to Sidho Kanho-Birsha University in Purulia District of West Bengal were taken as representative sample of the whole population. For selecting the student- teachers stratified random sampling was adopted. An attitude scale was used for collecting the data. The means of both groups were tested for significance of difference by using t-test and F-test. The study revealed that the attitude of B.Ed. Student-Teachers in Purulia District of West Bengal is neither more favorable nor unfavorable towards Practicum i.e., satisfactory or average in attitude. The study also revealed that attitude of Male and Female, Rural and Urban, as well as Govt. Sponsored and Private B.Ed College B.Ed. student-teachers towards Practicum differs significantly. On the other hand, attitude of Pre service and In-service, 2nd Semester and 4th Semester, Less than 5yrs and Above 5 yrs teaching experience, Arts and Science, less than 5 years, above 5 years and Fresher teaching experience as well as General, SC, ST and OBC B.Ed. student-teachers towards Practicum did not differ significantly.