EFFECTIVENESS OF PRACTICUM COMPONENT OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME OFFERED BY TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN KP AND FATA

Faheem Khan; Liaquat Hussain; Irfanullah Khan

Faheem Khan Institute of Education & Research, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
Liaquat Hussain Institute of Education & Research, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
Irfanullah Khan Department of Public Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan

Keywords: Practicum, Associate Degree in Education

Abstract

Practicum is one of the essential components in Associate Degree in Education (ADE) Programme. This programme recently started in the Regional Institute of Teacher Education (RITEs) and Government College for Elementary Teachers (GCETs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) respectively. The present study is to assess the effectiveness of Practicum component of ADE programme offered by Teacher Training Institutions in KP and FATA. The study is Descriptive in nature. A sample 56 Teachers and 141 Prospective teachers were selected from 6 RITEs and 2 GCETs through Stratified random Sampling technique. A questionnaire was developed for data collection. One sample and independent sample t-tests were used for data analysis. The Major finding of the study depicts that the practicum component of ADE programme is effective as perceived by the Teachers and Prospective Teachers.