Effectiveness of Pre-service Teacher Education Programme (B.Ed) in Pakistan: Perceptions of Graduates and their Supervisors’

This paper addresses the evaluation of B.Ed programme of University of Education (UE), Lahore focusing five major content areas: lesson planning, presentation, use of audio visual aids, teaching methods, and assessment skills. The study was conducted on 392 B.Ed passed graduates and their 150 supervisors. Data were collected through two survey questionnaires: one for the B.Ed graduates and other for their supervisors (heads of schools). The results revealed that B.Ed programme was effective in terms of upgrading knowledge and skills in five curriculum areas. The performance of the graduates of UE as elementary school teachers was better in the areas of lesson planning, lesson presentation, and assessment, but relatively less impact was seen in regard to their performance in the use of audio-visual aids and teaching techniques/methods. The female graduates were relatively more satisfied with the curriculum than male. The UE constituent and affiliated colleges need to take measures to improving the areas of ‘teaching methods’ and ‘use of audio-visual aids’ such as projectors, multimedia and computer skills of prospective teachers during the B.Ed programme.