Key Abbreviations

HE : Higher Education
RD: Regional Director
DRD: Deputy Regional Director
ARD: Assistant Regional Director
AIOU: Allama Iqbal Open University
PC-I: Primary Cost
DE: Distance Education
DL: Distance Learner

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ACADEMICIANS

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Part I : Biographical Information

Name: __________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

Qualification: MA/ M.Ed. M. Phil/ Ph.D.

Experience as Teacher/researcher/administrator at higher level: (in years)

Less than five years More than five years

Part II: Opinion at Rating Scale.

Some of the statements are given below. Please tick ( √ ) appropriate level of your

agreement against each statement.

Statements Abbreviations
Strongly agree SA
Agree A
Uncertain UNC
Disagree DA
Strongly disagree SDA
 Sr. # Item/Statement SA A UNC DA SDA
1) The academicians should be a good teacher.

2) The academicians are able to make a

project proposal.

3) The academicians are able to prepare PC-I.

4) Higher Educaiton through D E must be

selective.

Sr. # Item/Statement SA A UNC DA SDA

5) The academicians are know how to write

script for radio/T.V. for H E.

6) Electronic media has made the people realize

the value of H E as an instrument of upword

social mobility.

7) The delivery of educational services to

the students of H E in Pakistan

is unsatisfactory.

8) Globalization and knowledge economy are posing

serious challenges to the pakistani H E system.

9) The low quality of teaching faculty as a whole is

one of the major causes of the low standard of H E.

10) Distance Education is a major vehicle for

instructions at all levels of H E and training.

11) Distance Education system involves the students

 into the studies of H E.

12) The learning material of D E is different

from formal education.

13) The language of D E material should be

easy to understand of H E.

Sr. # Item/Statement SA A UNC DA SDA

14) The academicians needs training to;

a) Develop a course

b) Coordinate with course team chairman.

c) Coordinate with Editor.

d) Coordinate with print Manager.

e) Coordinate with mailing officer.

15) Distance Education needs special skills for

its writing.

16) Academic staff uses evaluation result to improve

courses of H E.

17) The duties of academicians are to develop the

courses of H E.

18) The academicians are know the techniques

of tutoring at distance.

19) The academicians are know how to guide

students of H E through D E.
20) The academicians are know the conceptual

role of D E.

21) Distance Education material demands objectives

in behavioural term.

22) The academicians are know the skills of

developing student’s profile.

Sr. # Item/Statement SA A UNC DA SDA

23) Higher Eduaction provides opportunity for

Ph.D. Allowance Rs.5000/- PM.

24) Internet and WWW have facilitated the

academicians in researching the problems of

H E through D E.

25) Sufficient funds are available to use educational

technology in instructional material .

26) The academicians are trained in how to use

educational technology.in teaching learning

process.

27) If you have any suggestion to improve H E through D E. Please reflect

below.

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