Future Horizon International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Research
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Perceptions of Educational Managers and Subject Specialists Regarding the Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Students’ Learning
Get PDF The study's goal was to investigate how subject teachers and head teachers in the district of Swabi perceived the effects of mobile phones on students' learning at the upper secondary school level. The aim of the research was to examining how instructors and school administrators perceive the effects of mobile phone use on students' learning. The study's population consists of 270 subject matter experts and the educational managers of all 55 Government Higher Secondary Schools in the Mardan Division. The study's sample comprised all 19 Government Higher Secondary Schools' educational managers, and 100 specialists teachers were chosen at random from among the 270 subject specialists in the district of Swabi's 19 Government Higher Secondary Schools. A closed-ended questionnaire with 15 likert scale items was used for the collection of the data. Several statistical methods, including mean, standard deviation, and chi square, were used to assess the gathered data. According to the study's findings, teachers and educational managers/principals were not in favor of students mobile phone use during learning in school or at home
Design and Development of a Best Practices Profile for Students’ Reading Habits Based on Local Expert Consensus
Get PDFThis study aimed to design and develop a Best Practices Profile of Students’ Reading Habits grounded in the consensus of local literacy experts. Employing a Design and Development Research (DDR) methodology, the study was conducted in three iterative phases involving fifteen (15) literacy experts comprising teacher educators, school leaders, and ministry officers. In the first phase, semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis were used to identify nine (9) core components and 27 subcomponents that reflect effective reading habits. The second phase focused on developing 428 detailed implementation strategies aligned with those components. In the third phase, the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) was applied to validate and prioritise the strategies based on expert consensus. The findings revealed that components such as "Recognition of Reading Achievement", "Reading Vision and Mission", and "Cultivating a Reading Culture" were given the highest priority. The study contributes both theoretically and practically by offering a structured, expert-validated profile that supports literacy practices in Malaysian schools. This profile is expected to serve as a strategic framework for school leaders and policymakers in fostering sustainable reading cultures through evidence-based practice
Scrap Waste Collection: Economic Resource and Local Recycling Practices in Rawalpindi City
Get PDFSolid waste particularly consists of scrap waste and these scrap wastes are collected and then segregated for recycling and reusing from mixed waste. In Pakistan scrap waste are known as KABAD waste. Therefore the objectives of this study were to assess the economic activities associated with the collection of scrap waste as well as identify existing local recycling practices in Rawalpindi Cantonment area. Further the study under consideration was completed in one month. Moreover, the research study was qualitative in nature and used purposive sampling technique of non-probability sampling type and selected 6 scrap dealers as respondents for data collection. Hence data were collected through participant observation and conducting in-depth interviews of those, delve the dynamics of scrap waste collection. In addition Interviews were recorded with due permission of the respondents and transcribed in order to analyze the data for the generation of various themes. The finding of the study categorized into two major themes creation of job market and local re-usage and recycling practices of scrap waste. It was found that collection of scrap waste create opportunities for those who are illiterate and unemployed as many people are working in the collection, sorting, processing, transporting the scrap waste and earned livelihood from it. Further metal scraps particularly aluminum gives them more income as compared to the other scrap waste. Likewise in terms of re-usage and recycling glass, paper, plastic, metals and rubber tires are the waste that recycled at local level and effectively used for other useful purpose. Therefore, the research study highlights the importance of scrap waste and the economic activities linked with it.
Metacognitive Awareness of Pre-Service Teachers During their Teacher Education Continuum: A Comparative Study
Get PDFIn teacher education, one of the most important competencies involves what is known as metacognitive awareness; that is, being able to monitor, evaluate, and control what goes on in one's way of thinking. It is a comparative cross-sectional study based on the metacognitive awareness of 120 pre-service teachers studying in a variety of semesters of a teacher education course at the University of Education in Lahore. Moreover, the study examined two dimensions, the knowledge of cognition and regulation of cognition, using the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI; Schraw & Dennison, 1994). The descriptive and inferential tests identified that there is progressive development of metacognitive awareness during the teacher education continuum, where the early-semester students' level of metacognitive awareness was found to be low, the middle-semester students fell into a moderate level, and the final-semester students' level of metacognitive awareness was found to be high. The findings suggest that metacognitive awareness can be developed gradually over the semesters, perhaps because of the greater exposure to pedagogical education, reflective practice, and overall maturity in the academic program. It is recommended that during the period of teachers' pre-service education, specific training in metacognitive strategies be included to expedite the production of reflective, adaptive, and self-regulating practitioners
Investigating Stress Coping Strategies Used by Model College Students
Get PDFStudents experience stress at every level of their schooling. Normal reaction of the body to challenges is stress. Stress has evolved into a regular occurrence in daily life due to the several internal and outside expectations placed on students. Stress-ridden students may suffer significant negative effects that can be avoided and managed. Therefore, keeping in mind the stated objectives, which included identifying the stress coping strategies used by college students and was analyzed most frequently stress coping strategies being used by Model College students in Islamabad. The study's approach was descriptive. The study population included on 8056 college students from Islamabad Model College for Boys and Islamabad Model College for Girls. The sample consisted on 368(first year 187 and second-year 181) college students from Islamabad Model Colleges for Boys and Girls. Convenient sampling helped the respondents to be selected. Data came from the Brief cope inventory (Carver, 1997). Standard deviation, mean values, and percentage approaches were used in statistical analysis of the tabulated data. Convenient sampling was used to gather a sample of thirty students—other than those involved in the main study—for pilot testing of the questionnaire. There was found the coefficient alpha value of internal dependability. Alpha = 0.61. The results of the study revealed that, respectively, religion, active coping, and self-distraction were the three coping mechanisms most often used for emotional, problem-oriented, and avoidant coping. The study found that students at model colleges utilized stress management strategies more problem-oriented than emotionally or avoidance-oriented. One of the suggestions is that students should have access to some kind of support structure, such mentorship and counseling, to help in stress management and inform them about the bad consequences of stress. A counseling unit consists on lecturers and students should be interactive and strengthen their bonding among them to develop supportive abilities like chatting and sharing and make students feel more at ease expressing their emotions
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Students' Classroom Participation at the University Level
Get PDFThe emotional intelligence of students is important for all sorts of academic and social lives. This study investigated the relationship between students’ social intelligence and their classroom participation which is the cornerstone of students’ academic success. The objectives of this study were to investigate emotional intelligence and to find out the level of students’ classroom participation and the relationship between emotional intelligence and their classroom participation. For this purpose, the hypotheses were formulated, and a quantitative correlation research design was adopted to conduct the study. The research population was all the students of BS at the University of Swat from which five department students were selected and a total sample of 104 students was collected data through a questionnaire. The questionnaire for data collection was comprised of 40 items, 30 items for measuring emotional intelligence, and 10 items to measure the classroom participation of students. The collected data were analyzed following descriptive and inferential statistics. The results obtained from the study showed that students have an average level of emotional intelligence, and they have enough classroom participation at the university level. Furthermore, there was a positive and strong correlation between students’ emotional intelligence and their classroom participation. It was concluded that students’ emotional level is of average level due to multiple factors including effective student relationships and the encouragement of teachers to participate in classroom learning activities which are positively linked with their emotional intelligence. Therefore, the study recommended that teachers further work on the emotional development of students, and provide them with a conducive learning environment, proper care and training are required for students at the home level and their suggestions and opinions need to be welcome at home and in the family matter that will further enhance their emotional intelligence level and ultimately will lead towards effective classroom participation that will guarantee the success of their learning
Students’ High Assertiveness Skill Level: A Key to Academic Achievement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between assertiveness skill and students’ academic achievement at secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This was a single-method research design and quantitative in nature. A 5-point Likert type scale was used as tool for data collection regarding their peer relation skill. Population was all the secondary school students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A sample of five hundred students, ten from each school was randomly selected. Data were collected through questionnaire and students’ academic achievement was assessed through self-developed academic achievement test. The validity of the instruments was checked with the help of expert committee while the reliability of instruments was checked through Cronbach alpha and was found as 0.768. Data were analyzed through SPSS using Pearson Product moment correlation. It was found that an accurate relationship existed between assertiveness skill and students’ academic achievement with r=0.590 at secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was recommended for all the stake-holders. i.e. parents, teachers, policy-makers etc. that they may motivate the students to be assertive with their peers for achieving high academic achievement
Influence of Brain Based Learning on Achievement of Students at Elementary Level
Get PDFThis research was experimental in nature. Researcher intended to measure the nature and influence of Brain Based Learning on the achievements of students at elementary level. Researcher selected Grade 7th. Two groups were formed named as experiment and control group. For seven week intervention was given to experiment group while control group was taught by conventional methods in English subject. True experiment design (Pre-test, post-test) was used to measure the effects of Brain Based Learning on the achievements of students before and after intervention. Test was pilot tested before it was applied to the sample. Item index was drawn to check the validity of each item. Reliability was checked by Cronbach alpha that was measure as 0.821. Researcher went through relevant literature to get proper information about the concept of Brain Based Learning. Brain Based Learning (BBL) has been an emerging phenomenon throughout the world for some decades. Brain Based Learning held the view that learning should involve student’s whole physic for better learning. Several methods and techniques were used to involve learner fully into the lesson. Brain Based Learning consists of twelve principles that base the modern learning styles. Results were analyzed by applying independent samples t test, paired samples T-test and ANCOVA. Overall results showed that experiment group students achieved better after getting intervention as compared to control grou