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QUALITY OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN SRI LANKA
VIEW OF UNDERGRADUATE
Outlines of the presentation
Introduction to problem
Literature review
Analyzing the problem
Recommandations
Conclusion
Quality of higher education in Sri Lanka
Education in Sri Lanka plays a main role in Sri Lankan
economy
Quality Assurance and Accreditation of the UGC .
Expectation of demand driven education system
Lifelong learning and improving quality are the keys.
Labour force with skills for the emerging knowledge economy
It require hard skills including
Literacy
ICT competence
Soft skills
Communication
Problem solving
Creativity
Teamwork
Literacy individual is no longer sufficient in knowledge era.
Workforce with market oriented skills needed to create rapid
economic growth and national development
Research objectivesUnderstand about the undergraduates’ opinion on quality of
higher education.Analyzing the problems in higher education sector.
Conceptual framework15 universities and 3 campuses under the UGC
Nearly 23000 students per year
2620 students in Peradeniya university
50 random sample from different faculties and streams
What is a methodology?
Methodology is generally a guideline system for solving a
problem, with specific components such as phases, tasks,
methods, techniques and tools
Importance of questionnaireWe compile the answers of the people in the sample in order to
know how the group as a whole thinks or behaves. Population,
Sample,
Sampling designing, Sample size, Sampling technique
Methods of data collectionPrimary resources
questionnaire
- competence of academic staff
- content
- Update structure of circular
- available resources
- course outline
- opinions and suggestions
Secondary resources
-Previous researches
-Books
-Magazines
-Websites
Nature of the research
Mean value formula
Significance of studyInability to adequately staff and finance rapidly expanding
education systems; Research-based evidence of low levels of learning in basic
skills;New demands for advanced language, mathematics, and,
increasingly, computer skills, stemming from industrialization; and
Financial crises that have had an adverse effect on education budgets in some cases reducing internal efficiencies and eliminating plans for qualitative improvement
Limitations of the Study
LITRETURE REVIEW
What is quality?
The totality of features and characteristics on a product or service that bears its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs
Features of quality
• Reliability• Responsiveness• Competence• Access• Courtesy• Credibility • Security• Understanding the customer • Tangibles
Higher education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan higher education
Government sector
Private sector
Types of higher education
For academic education
For non - academic education
•Enter to an university
•Technical college
Quality in higher education
• modernized classrooms.
• libraries, laboratories.
• study halls.
• syllabus and methods of teaching and evaluation.
Historical background of higher education
Expansion of universities • 1942 - Establishing the medical university colleges
and first university .• 1945 – Free education.• 1960 – Increasing the number universities up to 3 • 1970 - Increasing the number of universities up to 5• 1972 – Introducing university act • 1978 - Seven universities
Expansion of undergraduates
Year No of students
1948 1612
1959 5000
1970 14,000
1978 17, 449
1988/89 29,781
Current situation of higher education in Sri Lanka
Current situation in Sri Lanka
Have knowledge about IT
Language skills
Amount of higher education institutes in Sri Lanka Type of the university Number of universities
• Conventional universities, 18
• Undergraduate institutes. 9
• Post-graduate institutes 7
• Degree awarding institutes under the purview of the University Grants Commission
9
Amount of students graduate for a year Internal graduates 13,000
External graduates 6,500
Graduates from open university 500
ANALYZING THE PROBLEM Objective 01
Understand about the undergraduates’ opinion on quality of higher education.
Quality dimensions•Competence of academic staff
•Course outline
•Content and workload
•Resources availability
•Degree duration
•Update structure and curriculum
Competence of academic staff
Highly saticefied
Saticefied Neural Dissatice-fied
Highly dissatice-
fied
Re-sponses
0.14 0.640000000000002
0.22 0 0
5%
15%
25%
35%
45%
55%
65%
Competence of academic staff
Highly sat-icefied
Saticefied Neural Dissatice-fied
Highly dis-saticefied
Responses 0.14 0.640000000000002
0.22 0 0
5%15%25%35%45%55%65%
Course outline
Highly sat-icefied
Saticefied Neural Dissatice-fied
Highly dis-saticefied
Responses 0.320000000000001
0.46 0.18 0.04 0
3%
13%
23%
33%
43%
Content and workload
Highly sat-icefied
Saticefied Neural Dissatice-fied
Highly dis-saticefied
Responses 0.54 0.28 0.18 0 0
5%
15%
25%
35%
45%
55%
Resources availability
Highly sat-icefied
Saticefied Neural Dissatice-fied
Highly dis-saticefied
Responses 0.4 0.46 0.14 0 0
3%
13%
23%
33%
43%
Degree duration
Highly sat-icefied
Saticefied Neural Dissatice-fied
Highly dis-saticefied
Responses 0.3 0.3 0.22 0.18 0
3%
8%
13%
18%
23%
28%
Update structure
Highly sat-isfied
Satisfied Neural Dissatisfied Highly dis-satisfied
Responses 0.1 0.24 0.12 0.54 0
5%
15%
25%
35%
45%
55%
Satisfaction level of the education
Compete
nce o
f staf
f
Course o
ut lin
e
Content &
worklo
ad
Resource
s avail
abili
ty
Degree
durat
ion
Update st
ructu
re0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Satisfied Neural Dissatisfied
Overall quality of the higher education
Saticefied70%
Dissaticefied30%
Objective 2 Analyzing and interpreting the problems in this sector.
30% of undergraduates dissatisfied .
In this research question no.19 tries to find out the reasons
for the dissatisfaction.
Problems in higher education sectorAs our findings, following are the reasons
Outdated syllabus content and teaching methods.Lack of newly updated knowledge and instrumentsVery poor management in scheduling lectures.Lack of important study materialsMisunderstanding with administration and undergraduates.Disturbances in learning environment
E.g.: Rag
StrikesProportionate time is not enough for cover up the content of the curriculumLack of facilities
E.g.: Lecture halls
Computer labs
Findings of this researchResearchers have identified the following findings on 6 criteria’s
as follows:78% of undergraduates satisfied with competence of academic
staff.
78% of undergraduates satisfied with Course outline of the degree program.
82% of undergraduates satisfied with content of the curriculum.
86% 0f undergraduates satisfied with resources availability of university.
60% 0f undergraduates satisfied with degree duration in universities.
34% 0f undergraduates satisfied with update structure of the curriculum.
According to the above findings 70% of undergraduates satisfied with overall quality of higher education in Sri Lanka.
Main reason for dissatisfaction of undergraduates
Outdated structure and curriculum of the degree
RecommendationsCompetence of staff
Course out line
Content & workload
Resources availability
Degree duration
Update structure
Competence of staff
- Staff training-Development programs
for lectures-Develop a promotion
scheme
- Keen to know about new methods
- Updated knowledge- Confident in
delivering lectures
-Students gain more practical knowledge
-More satisfied about their degree
recommendation
output
Outcome
Course out line
Provide more useful
and updated course
outlines.
output
- Will be interested in referring recommended
books
Outcome
Gain more practical & global knowledge
recommendation
Content & workload -Practical
-Different kind of learning activities
- Give English literacy
output
Interested in following the degree
Outcome
Motivated to complete their degree
recommendation
Resources availability
recommendation
-More facilitated with
Physical resources
-Libraries have to be more facilitated
- Availability of using computers
output
Pleasant environment to
study
Outcome
-Lecturers more encourage
-Undergraduates more enthusiastic
Degree duration
recommendation
-Complete with in the given time period-More practical
knowledge
output
Not giving away their degree
Outcome
- More opportunities in higher education
and job market- More scholarship
opportunities
Update Structure
recommendation
- More opportunities for students
- Different kind of experiences
output
More interested in learning
Outcome
-Practical knowledge- Interested in
studies
CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS
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