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Preferences for Developing Undergraduate Research in Pakistani Universities: Student Teachers’ Perspective
Get PDFUndergraduate Research (UGR) is an important component in the curriculum of good ranking universities at present. It encompasses a continuous process of research engagements during undergraduate studies. Involving undergraduate students in research helps in linking theory to practice, understanding research processes and determining career choices. However, promoting UGR in universities in Pakistan requires proper consideration and planning. This study was aimed at identifying research preferences of undergraduate students and improving UGR in Pakistani universities. As students are the most important stakeholder in UGR, the data were collected from 2168 undergraduate students randomly selected from four large universities in Rawalpindi-Islamabad. The research instrument used was a questionnaire developed, pilot tested and validated before its use in this study. The data were converted into percentages and crosstabs using SPSS to analyze data. We found that undergraduate students expressed strong preference for research involvement and were willing to work any part of the week for gaining research experience. The students preferred field research as compared to research in lab or desk work. The students’ views and preferences on crosstabs helped in devising strategies for improving UGR in universities in Pakistan
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEPTION AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING BY FACULTY OF UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA INDONESIA
Get PDFThe study aimed to find the relationship between the perception and use of social media towards the paradigm shift of teaching as design science for faculty of Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia. The descriptive and mixed design (both qualitative and quantitative) was used to conduct the study. A focus group with the faculty of Institute of Learning Material Development and Distribution, Examination, and Information System of Universitas Terbuka was conducted. Initially the nine faculty members were exposed to the concept of paradigm shift towards teaching as design science, social capital and design science both in English and Indonesian languages. The focus group discussion was followed by three interviews to triangulate the views and identify the indicators for the questionnaire. Afterward, a questionnaire to measure the social capital strengths in three dimensions (Relational, Cognitive and Structural) was designed on the basis of initially collected data. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire was assured through judgmental approach. A purposive sample of thirty faculty members was selected from the teaching faculty of the Universitas Terbuka. It was found that the perception of the Universitas Terbukafaculty members was positive towards the use of social media in their teaching- learning process. They were well aware of the potential of the young learners in the use of social media and are of the view that it may be utilised to reach the objective of optimization of the learners’ achievements. The researchers recommended a dual cyclic model for the appropriate use of the social media for the purpose of teaching as design science
Effect of Visual Motor Integration Training on Legibility of Urdu Handwriting
Get PDFVisual Motor integration is considered an important skill for the development of manual ability of the children. Handwriting is essential for the school going children. The study in hand examined the effect of Visual Motor Integration (VMI) Training on legibility of Urdu handwriting in 4th and 5th grade students. There were 134 participants taken who have poor handwriting and VMI from general education schools. The research was conducted as an experimental study. Pretest-Posttest Two Group Designed was used in the study. The students were divided into experimental and controlled groups. The selected students in experimental group were imparted six weeks training in order to improve VMI whereas the second was a control group without any intervention. It was observed that the students in experimental group showed significant improvement in legibility of handwriting as compared to control group. The male did not outperform as compared to the female respondents and vice versa. Concisely speaking, the readability in handwriting, similarities in manuscript, roundness and recognition of words were improved as a result of training by the same individual. The VMI training showed the improvement in Urdu handwriting of the students of 4th and 5th classes of primary school
Development of Attitude through Critical Thinking
Get PDFNo doubt, across the world, advantages of critical thinking in education motivated educators focus on developing the critical thinking ability and traits among students more than ever before, yet ample evidence from literature has shown the lack of critical thinking skills among students at all level. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of two teaching strategies questioning and role playing the development of critical thinking attitude among elementary students. This article offers critical thinking as a prelude to developing attitude among students by using case study method and design based approach. Two groups each with 15 students were made using purposive and convenience sampling method. Evidence was collected in a usual classroom context in the form of pre and post questionnaire data. The focus was evaluated through the indirect evidence of its effects on students’ critical thinking attitude by using Paul's intellectual traits model. Findings suggest that critical thinking is a viable tool in influencing critical thinking attitudes of students in Pakistani context
RELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALAKAND DIVISION
Get PDFPhysical infrastructure plays a pivotal role in performance of students in academics as well as co-curricular performance. The study is framed to investigate students’ academic performance in relation to the available physical facilities in Malakand division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. The data has been obtained from secondary and field sources related to the issue of building and class size, quality of physical facilities as well as their impacts on test scores, grades, class participation etc. The field information is obtained from 300 samples of four selected boys’ high schools through stratified sampling technique using interview schedule. The field data was finally classified in the form of tables, and given frequency with respect to various observations with detailed discussion at the end. The information thus concludes that physical infrastructural facilities highly influence students’ academic performance and personality development
Effect of School Environment on Students’ Achievement: Cross Comparison of Urdu and English Medium Classes in Punjab Province
Get PDFThis study was conducted to find out the impact of school environment on the academic achievement of students in both Urdu (National) and English (2nd language) medium classes in public schools. A sample of teachers and head teachers was selected from eight districts of Punjab province using multi-stage cluster random sampling techniques. Keeping in view gender and locality considerations a sample of 36 head teachers and 72 science teachers was selected from sample selected schools. Two types of instruments i.e. a rating scale for teachers and a Checklist for head teachers were used to collect information. It was found that school environment has positive impact on students’ achievement and this effect is more in English medium schools as compared to Urdu medium schools. Whereas the classroom specific environment in Urdu medium schools has better effect on students learning than English medium schools. To improve students’ science learning a better school environment is a good contributo
Exploring the Relationship between Teachers’ Socio-economic Status and Their Teaching Profession Attitude at Secondary School Level
Get PDFThe main focus of this study was to find out the relationship between teachers’ socio-economic status (SES) and their teaching profession attitude at secondary school level in the province of Punjab. After extensive literature review and focus group discussion, four sub-components of teachers’ SES have been selected named as qualification, income, occupational respect, wealth and while teaching values, attributes, salaries & incentives, and satisfaction with teaching profession were selected as sub-components of teaching profession attitude. A questionnaire was surveyed on nine-hundred (900) teachers who taught science subjects to secondary classes and selected from all over the Punjab through proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The major findings showed positive relationship between the both variables of the study while teachers’ occupational respect- only one of the sub-components of teachers’ SES found positive relationship with teaching profession attitude. This study recommended that public and media should play its role to promote the occupational respect of teachers in the eyes of general public and all stakeholders
Training Needs for the Professional Development of Social-Studies Teachers at the intermediate Stage in Al-Jouf in Light of Modern Teaching Trends: A Field Study
Get PDFThis study is an attempt to identify the training needs of social-studies teachers at the intermediate stage in Al-Jouf in light of modern teaching trends. It Focuses lower case F on the six axes of systemic planning, varied teaching strategies, information and communication technology, innovative enrichment activities in teaching, classroom-management skills, and diverse assessment methods reference needed. The study was done based on 120 people from Aljouf region which includes the city of Sakaka, Duma, Garra and Zallum. Its subjects are 60 male teachers and 60 female teachers carefully selected how? For the application of the final form of the questionnaire. It relies on 9 tables showing the cities and axes of the study, the training needs for each axis, and the analyses of findings. It finally provides a number of suggestions and recommendations for further future field studies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In other words, the present study is a kind of investigation into the training needs of the target teachers with an aim to enhance their professional development in an age characterized by its rapid change and great technological advances
Architecture of Multimedia Instruction Objects for Distance Education in Pakistan
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE DISTRICT TEACHER EDUCATORS (DTES) REGARDING THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF PUNJAB
Get PDFIn an attempt to enhance educational quality, the Province of the Punjab introduced District Teachers Educators (DTE) into schools (mainly primary) with the aims of offering support and mentoring to teachers, providing professional development opportunities along with a monitoring role based mainly on monthly student- testing. The main objective of this study is to explore the problems the DTE face in fulfilling their roles in schools. A sample was selected by using convenient sampling technique. The qualitative approach was used to collect data through interviews in this study. This study reveals problems related to the ownership of the process by teachers and head-teachers, the lack of resources often hindering effective work, and the entire process of monitoring by means of student testing facing great difficulties. The conflict in the roles of the DTE is discussed as they seek to integrate a supportive role with that of monitoring, whereas the basis of monitoring is questioned in the light of consistent international research evidence. The study recommends that the conflicts among the monitoring teachers should be resolved. Moreover, their time would be better spent in the supportive-enhancement role, leaving the monitoring role aside. It is suggested that DTEs should be given time to read, and collate evidence from the wide range of literature to learn new insights in educatio