Identifying major problems faced by Government Polytechnic Teachers to conduct lectures through blended teaching in Bangladesh

Abstract

This study explained of what are the problems faced by the teachers to convey lectures using blended teaching learning process in polytechnic institute to teach the students in polytechnic. A total of 108 teachers are from government polytechnic institutes are interviewed with a set of 29 questions in a questionnaire. The results of frequency count that the difficulties of blended teaching is more than the benefits. There were also some positive signs of quick adaption of blended learning and blended teaching. Inadequate logistic support causes the obstacle to achieve the goal of blended learning in Bangladesh. But to achieve the goal of blended teaching and learning need to develop the systems of education. The scale used in this study is five point rating scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree). Blended learning has gained considerable popularity in training and education in recent years. This form of teach which combines face-to-face teaching with some technological aids has been widely used in teaching and learning, making it suitable to be applied in teaching and learning mathematics. A courseware has been developed on the topic of application of integration. It is designed to supplement the lectures given in class and to assist students studying the topic at their own pace and time. Blended learning offers many opportunities for both the teacher and the student that a traditional brick and mortar classroom may not. With the increasing demands of state standards and busy school days, blended learning permits students to learn a portion of the academic content at home and gives teachers the ability to engage students in a richer, deeper, and more meaningful context in the classroom. Blended learning enables the teacher to become more of a participant in student learning and can help facilitate student mastery of content with enriching learning activities introduced and completed when the class meets face to face.