Course completion survey on the delivery process and the course content of the OCOD-CTTP Distance Education Project: Learner survey

Abstract

This publication presents data from a survey designed to examine the delivery process and the course content of the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a distance education programme of study for untrained Caribbean primary school teachers. The distance education programme offers four courses in core subjects and prepares students to pass Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) examinations for entry into teacher training colleges. The survey asks students 55 questions on their own characteristics; their experience of programme tutors and learning environment; their contact with tutors; their experience with assignments, feedback, and evaluation; and their thoughts on overcoming future hurdles in studying at a distance. The data include the following: 43 learners responded to the survey--81.4 percent of these were female; 60.5 percent were from rural and remote locations; 70 percent were in their second year in the programme; and 39.5 percent were ages 25 to 29. With respect to the programme tutors and learning environment--81 percent said that tutors had helped them acquire learning and study skills; 19.3 percent sought help from tutors to prepare for exams; most contact with tutors was in face-to-face sessions or during specified telephone hours; 80 percent of students received assignment feedback within two weeks; and 58.1 percent received that feedback via a friend, colleague or relative