Pedagogical Use of ICTs in Public Teachers’ Training Colleges of Karachi
The The Government of Pakistan has launched the reforms to address the quality of teacher education in view of the National Educational Policy (2009) and developed ten professional standards (NPSTP 2009) for the initial preparation of teachers, this quantitative descriptive study was an attempt to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Business Management
2020-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Experiential Learning & Case Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.iobm.edu.pk/index.php/ijelcs/article/view/269 |
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| Summary: | The The Government of Pakistan has launched the reforms to address the quality of teacher education in view of the National Educational Policy (2009) and developed ten professional standards (NPSTP 2009) for the initial preparation of teachers, this quantitative descriptive study was an attempt to investigate public teachers training colleges of Karachi, faculty prof iciency in the pedagogical use of ICTs in context of "NPSTP Standard # 7and to identify constraints which they face in this context. A representative sample of 68 teacher educators from ten public sector teachers training colleges were selected conveniently to participate in this study. A tailor-made, self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The quantitative data was analyzed employing the descriptive statistical technique. The study found low prof iciency in the pedagogical use of ICTs among faculty members. Moreover, in-suff icient training, restricted access to ICTs, lack of collegial learning, and less motivation among faculty were identified as main constrains which the faculty faced in the usage of ICTs. Subsequent to f inding, feasible recommendations were suggested for the effective and efficient use of ICTs as an instruction tool.
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| ISSN: | 2520-4475 2521-9359 |