ERIC Number: EJ1266804
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Theory and Practices Gap of Teacher Education Programs in Formal and Distance Education System
Anjum, Shaista
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, v5 n1 p221-232 2019
In Pakistan, a large number of prospective teachers are being trained frequently from formal and distance mode of education. The recent focus of the research was on pedagogical knowledge and practices of prospective teachers in distance and formal learning system of education. The purposed study was aimed to find out the comparison of pedagogical knowledge and practices of the prospective teachers in distance and formal education programs. The main objectives of the study were to explore the theoretical knowledge and to examine the pedagogical practices of prospective teachers in both mode of education. The study was quantitative and descriptive in nature. A survey was conducted through knowledge based test which was drawn from Higher Education Commission courses outline of B.Ed (Hons) and ADE programs on (408) prospective teachers. Check list and self-developed observation sheet was used to measure the pedagogical practices of top ten percent (10%) and bottom ten percent (10%) of prospective teachers in the actual classrooms. The collected data integrated to give a comprehensive view of the level of difference in knowledge and practices of prospective teachers in both systems. Moreover, it was concluded that distance learners have lower scores in knowledge and practices than formal learners.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Education Programs, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Scores, Instructional Effectiveness
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning. Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Islamabad, 44310, Pakistan. e-mail: editor.pjdol@aiou.edu.pk; Web site: https://pjdol.aiou.edu.pk/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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