SEARCH ARTICLE

08 Pages : 67-75

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-IV).08      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-IV).08      Published : Dec 2020

An Exploration of Undergraduates Writing Motivational Strategies

    The development of SRL strategies is an important challenge for teachers and learners in the context of academic writing. In addition, research in the essential field of academic writing is lacking, which adheres to traditional teaching methods and techniques for language teaching. The current study tends to fill the gap by exploring the undergraduates writing motivational strategies and gender differences. This project aims to analyze the contextual factors, including the cultural impact of their choice of techniques used in English writing tasks. Data was collected via self-reported questionnaires on motivational writing strategies (Teng & Zhang, 2015). The results revealed mixed findings in the use of motivational writing strategies and gender disparities concerning motivational techniques.

    Motivational Strategies, Writing Strategies, Academic Writing
    (1) Samreen Zaheer
    PhD. Scholar, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Wasima Shehzad
    Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.

25 Pages : 241-247

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25      Published : Mar 2020

Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)

    This study was conducted to find the influence of teachers effectiveness and students attitude on students academic achievement in science subjects at secondary school of district Dera-IsmailKhan. An important aim of the study was to explore the impact of teachers effectiveness and students academic performance on the subject of science. A multi-stage and stratified random sampling technique was used for data collection. The survey questionnaire was used. A standardized questionnaire was used and this questionnaire was also validated. A normality test was applied to normalize all variables. Reliability was checked through Cronbach Alpha and it was found in the range given by (Pallant, 2010). The data-was-collected-from teacher at the secondary school level. The hypothetical influence was tested using simple regression. The teachers effectiveness was found significantly on students academic achievement as β=0.727 p<0.05. Similarly, the influence of students attitude found significantly positive on students academic achievement as β=0.616 p<0.05.

    Teacher Behavior; Student Attitudes: Academic Performance; Science Subject
    (1) Zameer Ahmad
    PhD Scholar,Department of Education,Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zafar Saleem
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khalid Rehman
    Lecturer, Department of IBA,Gomal University D.I.Khan, KP, Pakistan.

34 Pages : 332-340

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).34      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).34      Published : Mar 2020

Relationship between Teachers Classroom Management Skills and Students Academic Achievements at Secondary level in Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    he major purpose of this study was to investigate “Relationship between Teachers Classroom Management Skills and Students Academic Achievements at Secondary level districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” All government secondary schools of southern district were constituting the population of the study and all teachers and students of the secondary schools were also included in the population of the study. From each district, eight schools were selected as a sample from which four schools were male and four schools were female. From each school, five teachers and 20 students were selected as a sample or respondents in this way 280 teachers and 1120 students were selected as a sample of the study. The sample of the study was finalized by using the John Curry formula. The collected data was entered into SPSS version 23 for treatment. According to the nature of the objectives of the study T. Test, Pearsons correlation was used.

    Management Skills, School, Classroom, Academic Achievement
    (1) Gul Andaz Khan
    Ph.d Scholar,Institute of Education & Research,University of Science & Technology, Bannu, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Rahmat Ullah Shah
    Assistant professor, Institute of Education & Research,University of Science & Technology, Bannu, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Safdar Rahman Ghazi
    Assistant professor,Institute of Education & Research,University of Science & Technology, Bannu, KP, Pakistan.

59 Pages : 586-595

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).59      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).59      Published : Mar 2020

Impact of Homework on the Student Academic Performance at Secondary School Level

    Homework is the means by which the relationship between home and school is demonstrated and developed, leading to more consistent progress in all aspects of school life. The current research was carried out in Gilgit Baltistan to find out the impact of homework on the academic performance of students at secondary level. The research was observed by teachers of Gilgit Baltistan public schools while 100 teachers were chosen by a random sampling technique as a sample. Questionnaires were as a research instrument. The study found that homework impacts learning for learners, its impact differs with the age of students, and it plays an important role in student achievement. The study proposed that homework should be purposeful, i.e. it should include the introduction of new content, the practise of skills, the creation of any data and the ability for students to explore topics of their own interest.

    Homework, Academic, Performance, Skills, Ability
    (1) Muhammad Nisar Ul Haq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Development, Karakoram International University, Gilgit - Baltistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Anila Fatima Shakil
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, Jinnah University for Women Karachi, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
    Professor, Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.

21 Pages : 165-170

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).21      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).21      Published : Dec 2019

Leadership Behavior of Principals and Attitudes of Teachers towards Academic Environment in Private Schools

    The research was focused on the “Leadership Behavior of Principals and Attitudes of Teachers as related to the Academic Environment in Private Secondary Schools of District Dera Ismail Khan”. The study was quantitative and data were collected using a survey. The population was 147 heads and 1470 teachers who were working in private secondary schools of the District, Dera Ismail Khan. A sample of 324 was selected for gathering data. The correlation, t-test, and regression were statistical analysis techniques. The results depicted that better academic environment is the result of positive attitude of teachers. The relationship between attitude and leadership behavior was highly positive. No differences were found between rural and urban on attitude scale, leadership behavior scale and environment scale.

    Teachers’ Attitude, Leadership Behavior, Academic Environment, Private Secondary Schools
    (1) Latif Ur Rehman
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, Qurtuba University of Science and Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, Kp, Pakistan.
    (2) Liaquat Hussain Shah
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khuda Bakhsh Malik
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

46 Pages : 360-366

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).46      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).46      Published : Dec 2019

Relationship Between Teachers Leadership Styles and Students Academic Achievement

    Leadership styles play an important role and position in pedagogical activities and school effectiveness because they play a major role in the learning process. The current study looked at the relationship between teacher leadership styles (including democratic, autocratic, transformational and transactional) and student academic achievement at the university level. Head of the Departments of Social Sciences and Master degree students made up the study population. Twenty-nine Heads of Departments (HODs) and two hundred and six students from five public sector universities in Khyber Pakhtukhawa were selected through simple random and stratified (proportionate) sampling techniques. Data was collected through a questionnaire, the reliability co-efficient of which was 0.72 and 0.82 for HODs and students respectively. The data collected was analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation and Pearson Correlation. The study results indicate that teacher leadership styles are strongly linked to student academic success

    Teachers Leadership Styles, Students academic Achievement
    (1) Abdur Rashid
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Roohul Amin
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shabir Ahmad
    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department, KP, Pakistan.

47 Pages : 367-373

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).47      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).47      Published : Dec 2019

A Study to Identify the Psychological Problems of Students at Primary Level

    The main objective of this research paper is to acquire an understanding of psychological problems among students, particularly within the academic learning and achievement of academic goals. The research population contains all the primary schools of District of Rawalpindi. Twenty primary schools were selected as sample of the study. Moreover 20 teachers, 20 parents and 40 students selected from each primary school. The study objectives were 1) To identify the psychological problems to students on primary level. 2) To study and examine why these psychological problems emerged and how to take precautionary steps to reduce them. The Interviews were as a research instrument. Data was collected and analysis revealed the following conclusion: The major causes of psychological problems among students were academic problems, learning disabilities, and exam stress. It is also recommended that newly hired teachers be trained in child psychology before they have the responsibility to teach children.

    Psychological Problems, Academic, Learning Disabilities
    (1) Muhammad Zaigham Qadeer
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, AIOU, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Mumtaz Gul Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Development, Ghizer Campus Karakoram International University, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdul Shakoor
    PhD, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science and IT Peshawar, KP, Pakistan

51 Pages : 398-407

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).51      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).51      Published : Dec 2019

An Investigation of the Reading Habits among Pakistani University Students

    Reading is an essential skill, which further paves the way for excellence in life both academically and non-academically. Reading habit does not necessarily include the reading of academic texts, but it also includes reading for pleasure, reading for information, reading for knowledge etc. It can also be a valuable essence to constructively progress the academic achievements of the students. The present study investigated the reading habits of Pakistani university students. The sample of the study was 600 university pupils from various disciplines of 6 universities. The quantitative survey showed that students were not inclined towards reading habits other than their course books.

    Reading Skills, Reading Habits, Academic Reading, Non-Academic Reading
    (1) Ayesha Butt
    Assistant Professor, TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mohibullah Khan Marwat
    Professor, Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Fariha Gul
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

33 Pages : 257-263

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).33      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).33      Published : Sep 2019

The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with the Academic Achievement of Students

    The objective of this study was finding the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. 384 students from secondary and high secondary school participated in this study. A significant relationship was found between academic achievement and Emotional Intelligence with the p-value = 0.01. The mean difference in emotional intelligence score of the students who secured high academic scores were found high. i.e. 58.57 as compared to the mean of emotional intelligence score of the students who secured low academic scores i.e. 56.93. A significant correlation was also found between Emotional Intelligence and academic scores(r=0.130). The results of the study suggest that higher emotional intelligence leads to better educational outcomes. An individual with a high level of Emotional Intelligence could have a strong, stable, and positive state of emotional well-being. Students who have a positive state of emotional wellbeing are more open to new experiences, which research has shown to lead to more learning.

    Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Quotient, Academic Achievement. Adolescents, Emotional Quotient Inventory, Emotional Management
    (1) Iram Afridi
    PhD Scholar, Institute of Education and Research,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Arshad Ali
    Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

04 Pages : 23-33

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).04      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).04      Published : Mar 2019

Linguistic Variations across Disciplines: A Multidimensional Analysis of Pakistani Research Articles

    The current research explores the linguistic identity of Pakistani Academic writing register of Research Articles. Previous quantitative works on Pakistani academic writing have been insufficient due to unrepresentative data and lack of internal and external comparison. This study discovers the language of Pakistani research articles as an academic writing register by investigating the statistically significant linguistic variation among the disciplines of Pakistani Research articles, using Biber’s (1988) five textual dimensions. The results of the study exhibit Pakistani academic research articles language as highly impersonal, non-persuasive, explicit, nonnarrative and informational.

    Pakistani English, Register Variation, Research Articles, Academic Writing, Multidimensional Analysis
    (1) Aniqa Rashid
    Assistant Professor, National University of Modern Languages Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Asim Mahmood
    Professor, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.