Evaluation of University Faculty Performance in the Field of Teaching Practice from the Perspective of Student Teachers at the Faculty of Education

Abstract

The aim of this study was to “evaluate the performance of university lecturers in the field of teaching practice from the perspective of practical undergraduate student teachers at the Faculty of Education”. To achieve the research objectives, a descriptive approach was adopted, and the Hamad questionnaire (2007). The result was that the assessment by students of practical education at the Faculty of Education, Misrata University of the performance of the academic staff supervising them in practical training was, in general, high, with a relative weight of (82.8 per cent). Similarly, in the guidance, implementation and evaluation stages, the evaluation was very high, reaching a relative weight of (85 per cent) in the first stage, and the second at a relative weight of (81.6 per cent); Furthermore, there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores given by practical training students for their lecturers’ performance during the guidance stage according to the variable of academic qualification; nor were there any statistically significant differences between the mean scores given by practical training students for their lecturers’ performance during the implementation and evaluation stages according to the variable of academic qualification. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends utilizing modern strategies in the educational process and training student teachers to apply them during field training, as well as developing an awareness programme for university lecturers supervising practical training and for student teachers.