Education Quality Measure of Undergraduate Students of Speech and Language Pathology in Pakistan

Abstract

Undergraduate of Speech and Language Pathology study the basics of the mechanism of human communication, and pathology faced by humans in Speech, Language and Swallowing. Objective: To measure the quality of education of undergraduate students of speech and language pathology Methods: The study was observational and cross-sectional in nature, with data collected using a purposive sampling technique. Students from both the public and private sectors from various institutes and universities across Lahore took part in the study Results: The results indicated that 40 students (61.50%) felt a "need for self-improvement" in terms of self-perception in academia. In terms of atmosphere perception, 44 (67.70%) of students had "a more positive attitude." In terms of learning perception, 58 students (89.20%) reported having a "more positive perception of the education they receive." According to perceptions of course organizers, 51 (78.50%) of students believe they are "moving in the right direction." In terms of social self-perception, 54 students (83.10%) rated themselves as "Sociable." In the study, students of all years had different perceptions of learning, course organizers, self-perceptions in academia, atmosphere, and society, but none of these perceptions differed based on gender or institutes Conclusions: First-year students had a more positive perception of academics, self-perception, course organizers, academic atmosphere, social and self-perception than students of other years.