Open AccessEducation Quality Measure of Undergraduate Students of Speech and Language Pathology in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Sadaf Hameed,
Nayab Iftikhar,
Ayeshah Firdous,
Muhammad Azzam Khan,
Sabahat Khan,
Atteq Ur Rehman,
Mishal Butt,
Tallat Anwar Faridi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan biomedical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-2798
pISSN - 2709-278X
DOI - 10.54393/pbmj.v5i4.401
Subject(s) - perception , nonprobability sampling , psychology , atmosphere (unit) , medical education , observational study , quality (philosophy) , mathematics education , medicine , population , pathology , geography , philosophy , environmental health , epistemology , neuroscience , meteorology
Undergraduate of Speech and Language Pathology study the basics of the mechanism of human communication, and pathology faced by humans in Speech, Language and Swallowing. Objective: To measure the quality of education of undergraduate students of speech and language pathology Methods: The study was observational and cross-sectional in nature, with data collected using a purposive sampling technique. Students from both the public and private sectors from various institutes and universities across Lahore took part in the study Results: The results indicated that 40 students (61.50%) felt a "need for self-improvement" in terms of self-perception in academia. In terms of atmosphere perception, 44 (67.70%) of students had "a more positive attitude." In terms of learning perception, 58 students (89.20%) reported having a "more positive perception of the education they receive." According to perceptions of course organizers, 51 (78.50%) of students believe they are "moving in the right direction." In terms of social self-perception, 54 students (83.10%) rated themselves as "Sociable." In the study, students of all years had different perceptions of learning, course organizers, self-perceptions in academia, atmosphere, and society, but none of these perceptions differed based on gender or institutes Conclusions: First-year students had a more positive perception of academics, self-perception, course organizers, academic atmosphere, social and self-perception than students of other years.