IMPACT OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL IN SINDH PROVINCE

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out impact of in- service teacher training at elementary level in Hyderabad Division. The study was descriptive type survey in nature to know strengths and weaknesses of in-service training provided to the teachers. A questionnaire comprised on basic concepts of in- service teacher training like value and importance, methods, training criteria, problems and suggestions to improve professional competency of teachers were developed and administered for getting required information from respective respondents. A sample of 462 respondents was randomly selected from 40 government schools (boys/girls), both from urban and rural areas including Govt. Elementary Colleges of Education (Male/ Female) of Hyderabad district. It included 2 (1+1) principals (Male/Female), 20 (10+10) master trainers (Male/Female) of Govt. Elementary Colleges of Education), 40 (20+20) school head teachers (Male/Female) and 400 (200+200) in-service master trained teachers (Male/Female) of the above schools. An interview schedule was also developed and administered to know the opinion of Director, Bureau of Curriculum & Extension Wing, Sindh. Data were collected from personally from the respective respondents and analyzed on frequency percentage and means score method. The major findings of the study drawn from the analysis of data were that in-service training has positive impact on professional development of the teachers. It helped to improve various pedagogical skills of teachers. It was also found that short duration, non-availability of standardized textbooks, lack of coordination among training institutions, lack of transport, security and residential, shortage of physical and instructional facilities, no institutionalized arrangement for providing regular training to teachers were the major problems to be solved on priority basis for improving professional development of teachers.