SEARCH ARTICLE

19 Pages : 143-150

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).19      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).19      Published : Jun 2019

Learning Engagement in Mathematics: A Test of an Active Learning Model

    This experimental study explored the effect of the 4WsHs active learning model on learning engagement in mathematics classes. The research design used for conducting this study was true experimental research design (pre-test post-test equivalent group design). A sample comprising 190 students selected from two public sector schools was divided into experimental and control groups using a matched random sampling technique. The newly developed active learning model was used as treatment for an experimental group while the same contents of mathematics were taught to the control group using a traditional method. After practice of three months, learning engagement of both groups was measured using a classroom observation checklist. The analyzed data revealed a significant superiority of students belonging to the experimental group over their counterparts in learning engagement. Hence, the newly developed active learning model proved to be effective for developing learning engagement among students.

    Learning Engagement, Active Learning, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Class, Teaching Mathematics
    (1) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah
    Ph.D Scholar, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Iqbal Majoka
    Associate Professor,Department of Education,Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shaista Irshad Khan
    Secretary, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan.

47 Pages : 364-370

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

Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intention

    Current study is an attempt to highlight the connection of emotional intelligence with entrepreneurial intention directly as well as indirectly by taking in account entrepreneurial selfefficacy as a mediator. A sample of 352 final year business administration students from different universities (public sector) of KP, Pakistan is taken by the researcher. Questionnaire is used as data collection instrument whereas measures are adopted from previous literature for measuring present study variables. Reliability analysis for scale reliability, correlation analysis for testing relationships of variables and PROCESS macros (model # 4) for mediation analysis is employed by the researcher to get results. Results depicts a significant positive relationship among study variables. Researcher also find out that self-efficacy (entrepreneurial) mediates the association of entrepreneurial intention with emotional intelligence among final year business administration students.

    Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurial Intention, Entrepreneurial SelfEfficacy, University Students, Mediation
    (1) Tufail Nawaz
    Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Aziz Javed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Aman Ullah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.

09 Pages : 61-67

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).09      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).09      Published : Dec 2019

Teaching Context and Students' Learning: A Case Study of a Public Sector University

    This is an exploratory research study that aimed at capturing students’ learning experience in a public sector university campus in a remote region in Pakistan. The sample included students in the last semester of their two years Master’s program in Education Data were generated through a questionnaire survey, in-depth interviews, and whole-class discussions with Master’s students of Education. Findings showed that the students saw their learning embedded inrelation to the interaction with the faculty members, availability of resources, and interactive teaching approaches. It surfaced that remoteness of the context and unavailability of the Internet, lack of relative skills, and English language deficiencies, were key challenges.

    Adult learning, Higher Education, Learning Experiences, Managing Learning, University Students
    (1) Muhammad Naeem Butt
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Education and Research,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Haji Karim Khan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Educational Development, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan.
    (3) Wilayat Bibi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

31 Pages : 239-249

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).31      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).31      Published : Dec 2019

Variations in Parental Participation in Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities of University Students

    This research was aims to examine the point of view of university students about parental participation in their curricular and co-curricular activities. It explores the comparisons in parental participation level regarding students gender, socio-economic status in public and private universities. This exploration followed the quantitative research method. The sample for this research consisted of the graduation students (boys and girls) of public and private sector universities which were located in Lahore district. A random sampling procedure was used to collect data from boys and girls studying in different universities. The sample size of this survey was 300 students. The researcher has constructed a questionnaire for finding out the opinions of students about their parental participation in their academics. After the collection of data, the data were analyzed. Findings of the research revealed that parental involvement was different due to gender, education and social status of university students.

    Parental Participation, differences, University students, Curricular and Co-curricular Activities.
    (1) Tahira Batool
    Assistant Professor,Research and Evaluation DepartmentLahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Jannat Riaz
    Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.Research and Evaluation Department,Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.

43 Pages : 331-340

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).43      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).43      Published : Dec 2019

Practitioners' Perception about Professional Learning Practices at Higher Secondary Level in Public and Private Sector

    The study analyzed practitioners' perceptions about professional learning practices at higher secondary level in public and private sector. The components of professional learning practices were teaching learning process, students' development, teachers' professional relationship and service, institutional development and personal and professional growth. The objectives of this paper focused on checking practitioners' insights regarding above given components. The sample of the study were 633 practitioners. Major findings were that there was no major difference in perceptions of both sector teachers about teaching learning and students' development. The practitioners of private schools showed more interest in professional relationship, institutional development, personal and professional growth. It is recommended that institutional administration may make it mandatory for practitioners to prepare professional teaching portfolio and may design professional development courses about building their competency in classroom management. The administration of public schools may plan professional learning communities and knowledge sharing societies through launching collaborative campaigns.

    Professional learning practices, teaching learning process, students' achievements, institutional development, professional development
    (1) Farkhanda Tabassum
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Shazia Zamir
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Saira Nudrat
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, 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.

48 Pages : 374-381

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).48      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).48      Published : Dec 2019

The Effects of British Council Training Program English as Medium of Instruction on Primary School Teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    The present study would lead to know the effects of British Council training program on the primary school teachers in Khyber Pukhtunkhawa. The objective of the study was to know the effects of the training program on the primary school teachers. The primary school teachers, who successfully completed grade III training English as Medium of Instruction in Khyber Pukhtunkhawa, were the population of the study. The study was delimited to male primary school teachers of the three districts namely Mardan, Peshawar and Swabi. The target population was 1947 male primary school teachers, of whom 330 was selected. The data was collected through questionnaire and analyzed through percentage and chi-square. The results of the study that the primary school teachers were able to use English as Medium of Instruction. The study recommended that such trainings should be arranged for teachers to improve their skills of using English as Medium of Instruction.

    British Council, Primary School Teachers, English as Medium of Instruction, Activity Based Teaching and Students Centered Teaching
    (1) Shabir Ahmad
    Lecturer, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Roohul Amin
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdur Rashid
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.

05 Pages : 44-51

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).05      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).05      Published : Mar 2020

Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies for Academic Materials: A Study of Undergraduate Students in Pakistan

    Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies measures how readers of a text engage with it and think about their own reading processes. This paper presents the findings of a descriptive study on the metacognitive awareness of reading strategy use on the undergraduate students of Lahore, Pakistan. The study makes use of the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), which is a selfreport instrument, and has 30 items on a 5-point Likert scale; it was administered to 500 public and private sector universities students. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed for analysis through the use of SPSS, version 22. The results reported that problem-solving and support strategies are equally preferred over global strategies. Results of the t-test revealed that students from the public sector demonstrate greater strategy awareness than those from the private sector in all the subscales of MARSI, while no overall significant difference between Humanities and Sciences was found.

    Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), Non-Native Speakers of English, Reading Strategies, T-Test, Undergraduate Students.
    (1) Asma Shahid Kazi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Professional Studies,Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shagufta Moghal
    Lecturer,Department of Professional Studies,Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Zoobia Asad
    PhD Scholar,Research and Evaluation Department, Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.

26 Pages : 248-259

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).26      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).26      Published : Mar 2020

Teachers Humanistic Role Regarding Students Guidance

    This study was conducted to explore and compare perceptions of Subject Specialist Teachers about their role as a humanistic student guide. Subject specialists were taken from 28 male and 13 female higher secondary schools situated in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. As per the data analysis, it was concluded that most of the teachers did not possess proper awareness f a humanistic approach for the guidance of the student. Student guidance was almost absent due to lack of skills, resources, time specification for the purpose of the school administration and expertise. It was noticed that the situation in female higher secondary schools was almost the same as it was noted in the male schools as no significant difference of perception was found among male and female teachers. There was a need for proper training, and provision of resources for an appropriate guidance of the students.

    Teachers, Guidance, Students, Humanistic Approach
    (1) Azmat Ullah
    PhD Scholar,Institute of Education and Research,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Malik Amer Atta
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Ayaz
    Chairman,Department of Education and Research,The University of Lakki Marwat, Lakki Marwat, KP, Pakistan.

28 Pages : 269-282

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).28      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).28      Published : Mar 2020

Exploring Relationships of Positive and Negative Organizational Behaviors (OB) with the Productivity of Engineering Students

    This study explores the relationships between positive and negative Organizational Behaviors and Workaholism; and the relationship of these OBs with productivity and gender of engineering students in Pakistan. Most of the researchers have studied OBs among faculty or administrative staff in universities. The study of these behaviors among students is a new area. An eight-stage innovative qualitative codebook thematic analysis was used to analyze semi-structured interviews from 22 faculty members to explore the relationships of OBs with productivity and gender of engineering students. A comprehensive model of relationships between OCB, DB, WA, and the productivity of engineering students has been built which was previously missing from contemporary literature. Gender has also been found to have a relationship with various behaviors. The findings here are important for practitioners and scholars for a better understanding of the relationship of OBs with the productivity of engineering students, to enhance their productivity through the promotion of desired behaviors.

    Codebook Thematic Analysis, Engineering Students, Organizational Behaviors, Workaholism.
    (1) Humayun Sattar
    Ph.D. Scholar,Department of Engineering Management,National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Tasweer Hussain Syed
    Assistant Professor,Department of Engineering Management,National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.