A Comparative Study on Prospective Teachers’ Disposition about Instructional Planning and Strategies in Universities of Punjab

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Instructional planning and strategies are essential skills for effective teaching, forming the focus of this research on prospective teachers’ disposition about instructional planning and strategies (DIPS) in universities of Punjab. Using a two-stage random sampling technique, data from 960 prospective teachers across six public universities were collected via a self-reported scale. Statistical analysis applied frequency distributions, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and linear regression. Results showed most participants had moderate DIPS, with variations by university and gender, but not by teaching practice.

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A Comparative Study on Prospective Teachers’Disposition about Instructional Planning and Strategies in Universities of Punjab Almas Shoaib * Mumtaz Akhtar ** and Aroona Hashmi *** Abstract The most vital skills needed for effective teaching is instructional planning and strategies (Martel, 2009).This research was aimed to study and compare prospective teachers’disposition about instructional planning and strategies (DIPS) in universities of Punjab. Two stage random sampling technique was used to select the sample, therefore nine hundred and sixty prospective teachers from six public universities comprised the sample of the study. Quantitative approach used survey method through an adopted self-reported scale. Data was analyzed by using different statistical techniques i.e. frequency distribution, independent samples t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson product moment correlation and linear regression applied to find out the variations in prospective teachers’ disposition about instructional planning and strategies on the basis of demographical variables. The findings of the study comprised that majority of prospective teachers had moderate magnitude of dispositions of instructional planning and strategies. In addition, the prospective teachers’ DIPS vary among different public universities of the Punjab and their gender and but it does not vary due to teaching practice. Keywords: Prospective teachers’ dispositions of instructional planning and strategies (DIPS) . *M.Phil. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan. Email: [almasmalik86@gmail.com](almasmalik86@gmail.com) **Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Email: [drmumtazakhter@hotmail.com](drmumtazakhter@hotmail.com) ***Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan. Email: [aroonahashmi@gmail.com](aroonahashmi@gmail.com) Introduction Globally, qualified teachers are the basic need of our students. Roth and Swail (2000) said that standards for licensing teachers, containing ten standards; each standards consists of three subdivisions of prospective teachers' knowledge, skills and disposition. Teacher-educators are responsible to train their prospective teachers (PTs) as expert of content and practical work which is helpful to them for effective teaching in future. In this manner, it is required to create dispositions that are valuable for successful teaching (McKnight, 2004) . Likewise, Dottin (2009) said now a days to train the future effective teachers are the main purpose of teacher education program and also make such person who not only have a degree but who have the knowledge, skills and dispositions that they need to become an effective teacher. Dispositions are the essential element of an effective teacher preparation program (Erickson, Hyndman & Wirtz, 2005).Voseles and Moss (2007) believed that when teacher-educators possessed positive significant dispositions then the teaching was elevated in the eyes of others. Assessing the dispositions is important component which is desired for an effective teacher and for quality assurance of teacher education. The literature showed that in Pakistan, there are very few researches that have been conducted to examine the PTs’ dispositions of instructional planning and strategies. As Sarwar and Hussain (2010) identified the difficulties and its solutions for Pakistan’s teacher preparation programs. They conclude that our institutions prepare teachers without considering the requirements of the schools. They found that prospective teachers are weak in different aspects like discipline, lesson planning, classroom management, and content knowledge. They believe that the problems must be handled by more hard training in the weak aspects. Therefore, this state of affairs compelled the researchers to conduct this study to investigate the prospective teachers’ disposi

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What was the aim of the study about prospective teachers’ disposition?

The study aimed to examine and compare prospective teachers’ disposition about instructional planning and strategies (DIPS) in universities of Punjab.

How was the sample selected and what method was used to collect data?

A two-stage random sampling technique selected 960 prospective teachers from six public universities, and data were collected using a survey method with an adopted self-reported scale.

What key findings were reported about prospective teachers’ DIPS?

Most prospective teachers showed moderate magnitude of DIPS. DIPS varied among different public universities of Punjab and by gender, but did not vary due to teaching practice.

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