Role of Supervisor and Effectiveness of Practicum at Host Schools: A Quantitative Analysis
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to find out the role of supervisor in making the practicum effective at different host secondary schools of Multan and D.G Khan. It was a case study of University of Education and was delimited to Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan campuses. The study was descriptive in nature with quantitative design. The target population of the study was all the students enrolled in B. Ed (Honor) program at these campuses. There were 351 students of semester 2nd and 6th enrolled in B. Ed (Honor) program at these institutions. Sufficient Sample size of 183 (69 male and 114 female) students was taken in this study through stratified random sampling technique. A Questionnaire to determine the effective role of supervisor in Practicum (QERSP) was developed and used as a research tool in order to collect data. The data was analyzed by applying descriptive as well as inferential statistics. The results of the study showed the ineffective role of supervisors during Practicum. It was recommended that the role of supervisors may be made effective by establishing Laboratory schools within the premises of the Teachers training institutes
Authors
Dr. Muhammad Arshad Javaid
Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Education Lahore, Sub Campus Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Samee Ullah
Lecturer, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Shoaib Hassan Mehdi
M. Phil Scholar, Department of Education, University of Education Lahore, Sub Campus Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Host Schools, Supervisor, Practicum And Teachers Training Institutions