1.4 Principles of Supervision
1. Improvement
Supervision should contribute to the general efficiency and improvement of the school and to the professional growth of the teachers.
2. Sympathetic
Supervision should be done very sympathetically.
3. Objectivity
Supervision implies impartial observation of facts.
4. Comprehensive
Supervision should be very thorough and comprehensive.
5. Judgment of Spirit
Supervision should try to assess the spirit of a school in addition to its instructional work. This spirit will be reflected by records of staff meetings, programmes of the morning assembly, co-curricular activities, experimental projects, standards of discipline, and the human relationships in the school.
6. Respect of Teacher
The individuality of the teacher should be respected.
7. Detailed Assessment
Supervision should not be cursory in character. The work and ability should not be judged in a few minutes.
8. No High Expectations
The supervisor should not expect impossibilities from the teachers.
9. Encouragement
The supervisor should not hold back praise when it is deserved.
10. Overall Assessment
Inspection should not be confined to the four walls of the school. The work done outside the school should also be assessed.
11. Planned
Inspections must be planned in advance.
12. Panel of Experts
The academic work of the school should be thoroughly checked by a panel of experts with the supervisor as chairman.
13. Scientific
Supervision should use systematic methods in the process of evaluation.14. Flexible
Different methods should be used rather than single approved procedure.
15. Cooperative effort
Supervisor seeks cooperative efforts and not manipulation of others.