The Effects of the University Supervisor on the Performance and Adiustment of Student Teachers

To test the null hypotheses that there is no significant difference between the performance and adjustment of student teachers who have a university supervisor and those who do not, ninety-six student teachers were divided into two groups: control, (those with a university supervisor) and experimental (those without a university supervisor). To measure performance, the Purdue Teacher Evaluation Scale was administered to cooperating teachers, student teachers, and secondary students of both groups. The Lindquist Type I analysis of variance was used to analyze test results. To measure adjustment, the Purdue Student-Teacher Opinionaire was administered to student teachers of both groups. T-tests were used to analyze test results. The test results supported both of the null hypotheses.