English abstract
This study aims at evaluating the mathematics teaching practice program on the Sultan Qaboos University College of Education based on total quality standards; investigating students- teachers and supervisors in all majors and supervisors in mathematics major views towards the mathematics teaching practice program at SQU College of Education based on total quality standards.
The researcher has made a list of Total Quality Standards for the mathematics teaching practice program consisted of (102) indicators distributed to seven standards, it has been validated by a group of specialists to approve its validity. Its validity has been approved by applying it validity sample, and calculating the value of validity coefficient for internal consistency purposes using "Cronbach's Alpha" method for each standard in the list of the students, teachers; and the supervisors respectively. The values were (0.96) for the students, teachers and (0.97) for the supervisors.
The study sample consisted of two groups: group of students, teachers and group of supervisors. The group of students, teachers has consisted of (31) students and the group of the supervisors has been divided in to two groups: group of the supervisors of all majors that consisted of (30) supervisors and the other group was for the supervisors of mathematics major that consisted of (6) supervisors.
The results of the statistical analyses showed the following:
Students, teachers, supervisors in all majors and supervisors of mathematics major rating on the program evaluation questionnaire were high. Fourth standard which is about the role of the supervisors in the program were high by rating of the students- teachers; the supervisors in all majors and supervisors of mathematics major.
The study concluded with several recommendations in light of the results such as the important of cooperation between the Sultan Qaboos University and the Ministry of Education in the field of training for the students, teachers, and to take in to consideration by responsible of the teaching practice program in the College of education the total quality standards in this study when they try to develop the program in the college.
