Open AccessTHE EVALUATION OF STUDENT TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE MODE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Author(s) -
Md. Athar Hussain
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scholarly research journal for interdisciplinary studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-4766
pISSN - 2278-8808
DOI - 10.21922/srjis.v5i43.11204
Subject(s) - distance education , perception , medical education , mathematics education , psychology , point (geometry) , population , descriptive research , scale (ratio) , descriptive statistics , pedagogy , sociology , geography , medicine , mathematics , statistics , social science , neuroscience , geometry , demography , cartography
Distance Education have come a long way and opened new ways in the field of education. With distance learning opportunities are growing at a high rate at many tertiary institutions. There is a need to ensure that Support Services, Self Instructional Materials, effective feedback on assignments, facilities at the study centers are provided sufficiently. Distance learning programmes are generally designed to serve an off campus population. The purpose of the study is to investigate the perception and experiences of the pupil teachers about different aspects related to the teacher education programmes offered through distance mode. Because the study was descriptive in nature the general survey model was employed. The population of the study was defined as students enrolled into the distance mode B.Ed. programmes in the universities of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. The sample consisted of 360 student teachers who have taken admission into six different universities of Andhra Pradesh providing B.Ed. course on distance mode. Data were gathered through self made opinion ire with five point scale by using simple percentage.