EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER INDUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY DIRECTORATE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the teacher induction training program conducted by the Directorate of Professional Development in District Swabi KPK.  The study's nature was quantitative. The data was collected through a closed-ended questionnaire, so the research design was descriptive. According to the report issued by the District Education Office, female Swabi, there are a total 62 girls in schools working at the elementary level and about 560 female teachers working in these middle schools. This study was limited to the induction program phase II female teachers of district Swabi. According to the report issued by the Regional Professional Development Centre, Female Swabi, there were 195 trainees in induction program phase II working at the elementary level. The sample size was 130. Data was collected from sample respondents in Girls Elementary School District Swabi through a closed-ended adapted questionnaire. The analysis of the study was based on Kirkpatrick’s model (four levels of the Kirkpatrick model). The Cronbach alpha values of the variables have recommended that the variables were reliable. The regression model that has been used in the existing study to check the behavioral change at phase III of the Kirkpatrick model. The results suggested that the training design, learning facilities, training process, and training outcome are having a significant effect. The final results in the table show that the training design, learning facilities, training process, and training outcome have a significant effect on the behavioral change of the respondents due to the fact that the t-values are significant.