EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTANCE TEACHER EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Improved distance education practices have the potential to enhance educational outcomes, especially when the amount and kind of learner interaction is increased using technologysupported collaborative learning. This paper describes a study undertaken to evaluate the results of Open University regarding teacher training as well as to examine the extent to which teachers who obtained their degrees from AIOU possessed such competency; survey questionnaires were devised to gather data from several perspectives. The questionnaires were piloted and revised in response to comments from participants representing the sample groups. The populations sampled for this study were composed of: secondary School Teachers who have a B.Ed degree from AIOU and are working in Pakistani schools and teacher educators from the Faculty of Education, AIOU, and Pakistan. On the basis of the data discussion, conclusion and recommendations are made.