Investigating the Effect of School Teachers' Behavior on Pupils' Achievement
The current study was conducted for the examination of the effect of the teachers' behavior on students' academic achievement while opting for the Positivist paradigm. It was quantitative research. A total of 600 students(50 percent including males and females) were selected using Cluster sampling out of 1200 students. "Teachers' Behavior Assessment Scale" adopted from (Hadie,Hassan, Bahri, And Yusoff, 2018) has been used for the measurement of teachers' behavior. It comprised of the five-point Likert's rating scale which ranges from "Almost Never" to "Almost Always" comprising 60 items. These 60 items have been categorized under eight categories/ indicators. On the other hand,the students' GPA has been taken and used for measuring their academic achievement. The data underwent the Mean, SD, Pearson's r and Linear regression outcome which showed that the students' achievement has been positively and moderate affected by the teachers' achievement.
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Teachers’ Behaviour; Students’ Achievement; FGEI's (C/G)
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(1) Muhammad Shahid Zulfiqar Ali
Visiting Lecturer, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Muhammad Khalid Zubair
Lecturer, Government College of Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Ghazal Khalid Siddiqui
Associate Professor, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
The Perception of Physical Education Teachers towards Physical Education at Public Secondary Schools Punjab, Pakistan
The study aimed to examine the physical education teacher's perception of physical education classes at public secondary schools in Punjab,Pakistan. The targeted population of this study was the physical education teachers working in secondary schools. The study sample was taken from four districts of Punjab (Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, and Rajanpur). Eighty physical education teachers participated in this study. Data was collected using an adapted questionnaire. The descriptive and inferential statistic techniques were applied to analyze the data. The gender perception differences of teachers were tested through an independent t-test. Age and qualification differences were measured through a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The relationship between age, qualification and perception was examined through correlation analysis. The findings revealed a significant difference in teachers' perceptions of gender, age and qualification groups. Age, qualification and perception have a positive and meaningful relationship. The results showed that male teachers have a higher perception of physical education than females.
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Physical Education, Teacher's Perception, Secondary School, Pakistan
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(1) Saira Akhtar
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Imran Yousuf
Associate Professor, Department of Education, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Qaisara Parveen
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Analyzing the Head Teacher and School Performance with the Lens of Head Teachers' Qualification
It is assumed that the qualification plays an important role in performing any task. This study was carried out to investigate the performance of schools and head-teachers in concern with head teacher's qualification. The performance of head-teachers was measured as viewed by their teachers so secondary school teachers were the source of data for this study. The population was divided into two strata based on levels of qualification. It was descriptive-cum-correlational survey and a self-developed questionnaire was administered to 384 teachers to solicited information about the performance of their head-teachers in different administrative tasks. Descriptive statistics and Mann-Witney U-test was used to compare two groups' means to test the hypothesis. Analysis revealed that in the majority of administrative tasks (seven out of ten) the performance of head-teachers who had more than 16-yearsqualification was significantly better and their school results were also found good than their counterpart. Both the hypotheses were rejected and it could be gleaned that high qualifications of head-teachers were effective because they are good in administering the tasks that augmented towards better school performance.
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Head-teachers, Qualification, Performance, Secondary Schools
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(1) Muhammad Nadeem Anwar
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Pakistan.
(2) Abida Parveen
Lecture, Department of Education, University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Khaliq Rizwan
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
A Study to Investigate the Sustainability Consciousness of Prospective Teachers
The current study investigates the student-teachers' sustainability consciousness in the Pakistan context. For this purpose, public sector universities in Rawalpindi and Islamabad region offering four years undergraduate teacher-education programs were selected. The population of the current study were all the 1259 student-teachers studying in these public sector universities. A total population sampling technique was utilized due to the limited number of student-teachers in these universities. Data were collected from 753 student-teachers on the sustainability consciousness questionnaire developed by Gericke et al. (2019). An independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were utilized to ascertain any difference in student-teachers' sustainability consciousness based on their gender and semester of study. The results suggest that there was a significant difference in student-teachers environmental and social consciousness. However, no difference was found in the economic consciousness among the student-teachers.
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Sustainability Consciousness, Student-teachers, Education for Sustainable Development
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(1) Ayesha Nousheen
Ph.D. Scholar, National University Of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Farkhanda Tabassum
Assistant Professor, National University Of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
A Study to Investigate the Issues Facing Teachers in ECE Assessment
This research was undertaken to investigate the problems teachers experience in ECE assessment. A qualitative research design with semi-structured interviewing was undertaken. The study's intent was to identify the assessment techniques used by ECE teachers to assess their students' learning during class. All primary level private schools in urban areas of Lahore were considered as the population of the study. Ten ECE teachers were selected by using a purposive sampling technique from the private school sector of Lahore.The data was analyzed through thematic analysis by using open and axial coding techniques. The major findings were that teachers used different assessments such as small class tasks, question answer techniques and observational techniques. The study revealed that the major issues teachers in ECE assessment were facing were students' individual differences, their level of understanding, their family background and lack of resources.
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ECE, Assessment, Challenges, Students, Teachers, Education
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(1) Hina Akbar
Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Shabana Manzoor
Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Hafiza Gulnaz Fatima
Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
Cultivating Global Citizenship among Secondary School Students: Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs
Global citizenship entails individuals having an immaculate sense of duty towards the benefit of all societies and just not to their own. This qualitative study explored the beliefs of 16 pre-service teachers about global citizenship, its impact on secondary school students, the framework of action they intend to use in cultivating global citizenship, and the strategic involvement of stakeholders in cultivating global citizenship among secondary school students. The findings revealed that pre-service teachers,though they had a limited understanding of the concept, believed that global citizenship education might foster critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills among the students, thus making it crucial for teachers, policymakers, and curriculum developers to harness curriculum and skills for publishing the concept. We argue that pre-service teachers should be provided in-depth awareness about global citizenship and understanding of the strategies to cultivate global citizenship so that they can effectively encourage this among secondary school students
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Citizenship education; Global Citizenship; Pre-service teachers; Phenomenological case study
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(1) Tayyaba Khalid
M.Phil. Scholar, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Yaar Muhammad
Assistant Professor, Government College University for Women, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Malahat Siddiqui
Research Associate, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Effect of Professional Training on Teacher Leadership and Teachers' Performance
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of professional training on teacher leaders and teachers' performance. The population of the study was secondary school teachers in Lahore; while there were selected 20 respondents were selected through a random sampling technique. For this study, a pre-experimental research design was administered.This scale was administered on the basis of the Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium. The research data was collected before and after treatment while SPSS was administered to analyze the research questions proposed in this study.The findings of this research revealed that the post-test score was greater than the pre-test. Significantly, this study is beneficial to developing the teacherleader skills and teachers' performance through professional training. Moreover,it may enhance the teaching-learning process by adopting innovative strategies and techniques.
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Professional Training; Teacher Leader; Teachers' Performance
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(1) Muzdalfa Fatima
M. Phil Scholar Education, Leadership and Management, Superior University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Tariq Mahmood Khan
Professor, Institute of Education and Research (IER) University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Naveed Jabbar
Head of the Department of Education, National College of Business Administration and Economics (NCBA and E), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers
This paper focuses on exploring the way ingrained cultural wisdom and mechanisms provide the base for actualising official roles in formal organisations. Most of the formal interactions and transactions aremade through personalised dealings (Qadeer, 1999). Some senior scholars feel that suchculturalwisdom/mechanisms(likeVB)arenotrelevantanymore (Chaudhary, 1999), but the current research and existing practices are giving a different picture of reality (Saher & Mayrhofer, 2014; Saher et al., 2014;
Qadeer, 1999). Considering this lacuna in literature and between literature and practice, this paper is going to unravel the process of informalization in formal organisations and will contribute to the ongoing debate on convergence divergence. This paper will also discuss the implications and extend guidance for future research in this field.
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Convergence-divergence, Female Teachers, School, Vartan Bhanji, Indigenous Wisdom, Pakistan
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(1) Noreen Saher
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
(2) Hadiba Kanwal
Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Nimra Nimra
Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
The Effects of Motivational Level of Prospective Teachers on their Academic Achievement and Self-esteem at the University Level
Students and teachers can use different ways tolearn when their motivation is high, moderate, or low. The main objective of this descriptive study was to find out how high levels of motivation affect the performance of the prospective teacher. A survey method was used to gather data. Prospective teachers of the University of Punjab Lahore were included in the sample population .sample size was 560 prospective teachers. We used a questionnaire to find out about different ways to get people interested in learning. SPSS was used to look at the data. The results showed that a high level of motivation among future teachers was positively and significantly linked to all academic achievements and self-esteem, while a moderate level of motivation was also positively and significantly linked to other academic achievements. The results of this study may also persuade policymakers to take into account new motivational factors when hiring new teachers.
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Motivation, Prospective Teachers, Learning, Self-Esteem, Academic Performance
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(1) Rubina Nadeem
M.Phil. Scholar, Superior University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Amir Hashmi
Associate Professor, Institute of Educational Research, University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Challenges & Suggestions of Online Teaching: Opinions of Public and Private Universities in Pakistan
Online learning has transformed higher education. Many empirical studies have been done on the challenges with online courses, but few have presented an overview. We reviewed the literature using Cooper's framework. Concerns were found to be common in three large groups: online students, teachers, and people who make materials. Online education had problems because students had different ideas about what was expected of them, their level of preparedness, and their level of engagement. Teachers had to deal with problems like getting used to their new roles in the classroom and having trouble with time managementandhowtoteach.Considerationsforcontent development, the role of instructors in content creation, the use of multimedia in content, the importance of instructional methods, and more came up during this research. Higher education institutions can help both teachers and students get past these problems by giving them opportunities.
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Online Teaching, Public and Private Universities, Pakistan, Education, Students, Teachers, Online Education
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(1) Farah Latif Naz
Lecturer, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Abdul Wahab
Lecturer, Institute of Education and Research , University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
(3) Abdul Raheem
Department of Disaster Management and Development Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
