Assessing the learning journey: Student-Teacher Perspectives on Practicum Effectiveness in Bachelors of Education (B. ED) program in Quetta-Pakistan

Abstract

Education is vital to the nation's progress for teachers and crucial to the schooling system. For a better instructor teacher, education programs are developed to show the teaching path of a student teacher. This research aimed to study "perceptions of student teachers about the effectiveness of practicum in Quetta city." To determine student educators' opinions regarding the Practicum's importance and adequacy. The research type was quantitative, and the population was 30 student-teachers, with 10 student-teachers from each session who had experienced Practicum. The research sample was the 4th, 6th, and 8th-semester student-teachers from the Department of Education of Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University. For data collection, a Questionnaire with 15 questions and respondents were used to select the participants through a purposive sampling technique. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed through SPSS. It was found that trainee educators perceive the Practicum as a practical, adequate, and essential part of the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program. It is suggested that some more effective tasks should improve the student teacher's classroom management and problem-solving skills. Also, there should be some tasks for understanding the school's administration the curriculum developers should contribute. It is also suggested that the Government fund the students' teachers to remove their economic problems in the teacher education program. So, the Practicum helps develop effective student teachers.