THE STUDY ON ABILITY LEVEL OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS IN PAKISTAN

TARIQ RAHIM Lecture in Government College of Management sciences, Kohat, Pakistan Email. Tariqrahim444@hotmail.com TAHIR AYUB Lecturer in Government technical institute, Sada kurram agency, Pakistan Email. Tahir777999@yahoo.com

Abstract
The objective of this study is to find out the instructors capability rank and examine the association between instructor educational level, experience, and college size and instructor ability of instructors at colleges in pakistan. Questionnaire method of survey was used for data collection. 750 instructors were selected by simple random sampling methods from nine educational regions, 18 post graduate colleges, under the directorate of Higher educations of pakistan. Questionnaire was used as data collection instrument in this study, constructed by the researcher. The Cronbachs Alpha coefficient for the reliability was 0.96. The used instrument consisted of two parts; first part include independent variables, second part was 5- rating scale questionnaire pertaining to instructor capability. Descriptive statistics; percentage, average (arithmetic mean), standard deviation as a statistical tool was used to analyze data to find out the instructors capability intensity and used the Pearsons Product Moment Correlations Coefficient to examine the association among instructor educational level, experience, college size and instructors capability. The result exposed three features that the majority of (1) the instructors (92.88%) hold master degree or higher degree; about (6.23%) instructors hold bachelor degree. Most of the instructors (71.07%) had teaching experience of more than 10 years. (2) The instructor level of capability of instructor at colleges in Pakistan was at high level. 'Instructorship' was the highest instructor ability. In order from the highest to the lowest of nine capability areas, the ranking was instructorship; psychology for instructor; learning capacity and assessment; classroom management; learning management; information technology and educational innovation, language and technology for teachers; curriculum development; and educational research. 3) An analysis of the relationship between instructor educational level, instructor experience, and school size and instructors competence of instructor was conducted. This was carried out in Khyber paktwnkwa provinces of Pakistan by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficients. The results show that: (a )There was a positive relationship, between instructor educational level and instructor experience, instructor skill areas in verbal communication and technology for instructors, curriculum expansion, and learning research. (b) There was positive association between teaching experience and college size, instructor competence areas of curriculum development: This was a negative relationship with ability areas in language and technology for instructors and educational innovation and information technology. The results provide numerous guidelines for prospect study and practice. The results prove that the value of specialized instructor standards of knowledge and experience for instructor and educators and its relations in the framework of the colleges in the four provinces of Pakistan.