Role of In-Service Training Program for Quality Education: A Study on Higher Secondary Teachers’ Training Institutes (HSTTI) in Bangladesh

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to measure the impact and evaluation of HSTTIs Training provided to the higher secondary level (college) principals, subject teachers and computer teachers. The study work has been completed with a set of objectives to identify the change of trainees’ competence through the in-service training program provided by HSTTIs to the higher secondary level principals, subject teachers and computer teachers. The study has been done to analyze the trainees’ knowledge, skill and attitude before and after training program, and to find out the gap between rural and urban higher secondary level college teaching learning practice and class room delivery. The study has also been done to evaluate the impact of the training measured in terms of qualitative change on the high secondary level institutions. Primary data were basically collected from the field level working places of the trainees. There were four groups of respondents i.e. college principals-70, classroom subject teachers-298 and ICT based computer teachers-70 who received training from HSTTI, Rajshahi and HSTTI Barisal and other respondents of high officials, stakeholders-82 from the HSTTIs in Bangladesh. Questionnaires, interview schedule, observation and documents were used as data collection instruments. Data were presented by qualitative and quantitative approaches. For the data analysis, statistical techniques were used in different approaches such as tabular form, percentage, mean, standard deviation, graphical presentation, coefficient of variation two-way ANOVA analysis, DMRT test, chi-square test etc. In this study all respondent groups attached with the work almost equvocally agreed about the necessity and importance of In-service training for the college teachers. It was found that the training coursess organized by five HSTTI for college principals, subject teachers and computer teachers training are effective. The performance of trainee college teachers are deviated signifacantly between pre and post test in all the five HSTTIs. So the difference between the from the pre-training and post training evaluation way statistically significant (principal training p-value-0.000, tvalue- 20.88, computer teacher p-value- 0.000, t-value- 14.812, subject teacher p-value- 0.000, t-value- 20.638. This study are important findings that most of the respondents opined the training course content, training methodology, training objective and training evaluation process in very good. Secondly 70% of the respondent agrees that effectiveness of training outcomes for the institutional management of the higher secondary levels (college). In their study 70% respondents agree that effective change takes place after the teaching learning approaches through In-service HSTTI training program. 70% of the respondents opined that HSTTI In-service training impact on the field levels changed the student philosophy and other 30% respondent agreed to their self-development. All HSTTIs training programs are able to change the respondents (principals, subject teachers and computer teachers) knowledge, skill and attitude towards their professions. Then lastly In-service training has long term positive impact (in this study various dependent veriable chi-square test (2) and p-value test maximum result are significant) on quality education at the higher level institutions and on the working places of the trainees. So it should, here, be affirmed that the In-service teachers training at higher secondary level be organized regularly for professional improvement of the teachers vis-a-vis the developed quality of education. This study would help HSTTIs high authority to initiate the innovative mechanism for the development of managerial activities, strength and weakness of the training institute, training program, trainees, trainers/ resource persons and training environment of the higher secondary level institutions. Overall, the study has been able to fulfill the national goal in the field of educational management, subject and pedagogical, ICT in education of higher secondary level institutions in Bangladesh.