JCTE

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY TEACHER EDUCATION (JCTE)

2023-05-02T06:36:56+05:00

Journal of Contemporary Teacher Education is an annual publication of
Secondary Teacher Education Department, Faculty of Education, Allama
Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. Articles published in the journal are
selected on the basis of quality. Views expressed in the journal are those
of authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Journal of
Contemporary Teacher Education

Teaching Past Tense by Using Repetition and Substitution Drill to 5th Grade Students

2023-03-09T08:04:16+05:00

The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of repetition and substitution drills method on the academic achievement of elementary school students in subject of English. The objectives of this study were (i) to find out the effectiveness of drill method on the construction of past tense ability, (ii) to find out the effect of substitution drill on the performance of the students, (iii) to investigate the effectiveness of repetition and substitution drills in improving the vocabulary of the students, (iv) To explore the effect
of repetition and substitution drills method on the retention level of the students. To achieve the above objectives, the following null hypotheses were tested, (i) there is no significant effect of drill method on construction of past tense ability,

Investigating the Effects of Storytelling Method on Students’ Memory at Primary Level in (KPK)

2023-03-09T08:00:57+05:00

Methodology bears very concrete role-in the-teaching learning-process
to convey any learning material, psychologists and educationists have
recommended both cognitive and behavioral methods in this regard.
Storytelling method is one of these methods being applied in the
classroom teaching. Storytelling involves two-way encounters between
a storyteller and one or more listeners. The answers of the listeners affect
the plot. In reality, storytelling arises from the engagement and mutual,
organized efforts of the storyteller and the audience. This study was
aimed at investigating the method of increasing the memory of students
of class 4th in the subject of English. Objectives of the study were: (i) to
analyze the effectiveness of storytelling method of teaching, (ii) to find
out the impact of storytelling method on the memory increase of
students, (iii) to explore the motivational effects of storytelling method
on students, (iv) to investigate the effects of storytelling method on
reading fluency of students. The study population was all girls in
Nowshera district primary schools. As a sample of the report, 40 grade 4
students from a Government Girls Primary School were taken. These
students were divided into two classes, which were experimental and
controlled by random pair sampling on the basis of pre-test and post-test.
Pre-test and post-test were used as analysis tools; the data obtained was
tabulated and analyzed using t-test and percentage in the light of the
study objectives. The analysis of the collected data revealed the
following findings. It was concluded from the results that Storytelling
method had significant effect on students’ achievement and the learner
took interest in the learning. The result of the study showed that
storytelling method had significant impact on memory increase of
students. Hence it is recommended that teachers may teach elementary
subjects through storytelling methods and Government should arrange
teacher’s refresher course for storytelling method. It is recommended that teachers should adopt the storytelling method while teaching at
elementary level. It was concluded that storytelling method had
significance motivational effect on students.

Exploring Parental Control and its Impact on Secondary Level Students’ Attitude Towards Studies

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In the present study, we examined the relationship between parental control
and secondary level students’ attitude towards studies. The population of
the study was the male and female Secondary level students and their
parents of all the boys’ and girls’ government secondary schools of Tehsil
Sargodha. A sample of 150 students of the10th class and their parents were
selected on an availability basis from the randomly selected 30 secondary
schools including 10 Boys and 20 Girls schools. Two self-developed
research instruments including one for parents’ control and the other for
students’ attitude were used. To analyse the data, statistical calculations
including frequency, percentage, mean score, standard deviation, t-test,
one-way ANOVA and correlation were used. The findings showed that the
parents with more public dealing professions tend towards the strict and
highly strict level of parental control and there exist a positive and moderate
relationship between parental control and students’ attitude towards studies.
The study recommends that parent teacher regular meetings may be
organized for parents ‘awareness to adopt better control strategy.

Effects of Motivational Orientation on Learning Drawing in students with Intellectual Disability in Lahore

2023-03-09T07:43:27+05:00

Motivation donates to a person's desire, need, or urge to perform any action.
Motivational orientation defines the reasons working behind the motivation to
perform that action or achieve the goal. The study was planned to explore the
effects of motivational orientation on the learning of drawing in students with
intellectual disabilities (ID). A stratified random sampling technique was used
to select 200 students with ID (147 male, 53 female) from Lahore Division
belonging to the age range 10 to 21 years. The Scale of Intrinsic versus
Extrinsic Orientations in the classroom Questionnaire (IEO) developed by
Harter (1981) containing 30 items (score 1 describes most extrinsic and score
4 describes most intrinsic) was used to identify the motivational orientation of
the students with ID. Beery VMI 6th.ed (Beery, 2010) containing 24 drawing
shapes were administered to explore the learning of drawing skills in the
students with ID. Both scales were found to be reliable for the given population
as the alpha reliability of IEO and Beery VMI were 0.953 and 0.950
respectively. Results obtained by using the statistical techniques of ANOVA,
correlation, and regression analysis indicated that ID students with intrinsic
motivation have a significant positive relationship with drawing learning
whereas extrinsic motivation was found to be negatively correlated with the
learning of drawing. It was recommended that intrinsic motivational
orientation should be developed in students with ID so that their learning could
be enhanced.

Determining the Effect of Bar Model Technique on Students’ Mathematical Word Problem Solving Skills

2023-03-09T08:11:07+05:00

The study aims at probing the effect of Bar Model Technique on the word problem solving skills of primary level students in the subject of mathematics. Following were the objectives (i) to determine the effect of Bar Model Technique on student’s mathematical word problem solving skills; (ii) to compare the academic achievements of male students and female students by using Bar Model Technique. It was experimental study and pretest-posttest equivalent group design was used as a tool for data collection in this study. Sample of the study was 40 students (Male & Female) of Government Primary School District Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sample students were divided in two group control and experimental on the base of pretest score by using paired random technique. Data were analyzed by mean, SD and t- test.

Assessing the Role of Public-School Council in Utilization of the Non-Salary Budget

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The current quantitative study was designed to ascertain the utilization of
the Non-Salary Budget (NSB) by engaging members of the School
Council (SC) in the government schools of Punjab (Pakistan). The study's
major aim was to identify the gap in the utilization of the problems such
as transparency, and participation of members of school councils'
problems regarding no salary budget (NSB) the public schools. This
study's nature is descriptive. The population of this study comprised all
rural and urban boys' and girls' public secondary schools situated in the
District of Bahawalpur. A sample of 400 participants in 20 schools was
chosen through a multistage sampling procedure. A self-prepared
questionnaire was distributed among the randomly selected sample of 356
school heads, teachers, clerks, and school council members. Data were
analyzed through statistical methods for frequency, percentage, mean of
the data, Standard Deviation, and t-test. The results indicated that the
school committee's role is to enhance educational facilities by using NSB.
It faces a lack of parents' support regarding children's academic progress.
It is recommended that regular pieces of training for school heads and
school council committee members may be conducted after short periods.
Orientation training about the role, responsibilities, and authorities of
members of the school council must be conducted at the stage of
composing a new school council committee at the Tehsil level.

Effect of Problem Solving Method on Learning of Periodic Table by Using Game Instruction

2023-03-09T08:06:55+05:00

The purpose of study was to investigate the effect of problem solving
method on learning of periodic table by using game instruction. Study
objectives were (i) to determine the effect of game instructions on
student’s problem solving skills; (ii) to investigate the effect of game
instructional approach on student’s academic achievements: (iii) to
compare the mean score of high achiever students and low achiever
students taught by game instruction approach. Design of the study was
pretest posttest equivalent group design and study was experimental in
nature. Population of the study was comprised of the entire Government
Girls’ High Schools grade-IX chemistry students of District Nowshera.
Sample of the study was 40 students of a Government Girls’ High School,
District Nowshera. Twenty students were assigned to each control group
and experimental group on the basis of pre-test through paired random
sampling technique. Duration of treatment was 2 weeks. Data were
collected personally by the researcher. Analysis of data was done through
mean, SD and t-test. The following suggestions and recommendations
were made on the basis of findings. The results clearly show that the
verities of teaching approach such as use of educational games in teaching
and learning process can help to improve student achievement in learning
of periodic table, moreover, use of educational games in chemistry
classroom during teaching learning process enhance student interest
toward chemistry. This study was significant for teachers, students and
curriculum development.

Exploring the Teacher Empowerment Strategies of School Heads at Secondary Level in Punjab, Pakistan

2023-03-09T07:58:06+05:00

Teacher empowerment strategies are essential for a positive organizational
identity. School heads are expected to use a variety of empowerment
techniques to maximize the potential of their faculty members, inspire them
in various ways, and motivate them to work. The current study intends to
investigate the teacher empowerment strategies of secondary school heads
in Punjab, Pakistan. A study was based on a qualitative research design.
The semi-structured interview protocol was used to collect data. A
purposive sampling technique was used. The sample was comprised of 57
secondary school teachers. Data were analyzed through the thematic
analysis technique. The findings show that school heads have given their
staff members greater autonomy by fostering opportunities for group

decision-making, praising employees for good work, increasing self-
efficacy, and promoting effective teacher collaboration. However, school

heads have less focus on professional growth opportunities, supporting
teachers' autonomy, and improving their status.

Effects of the Cooperative Learning-based Flipped Classroom Model on Chinese Students’ English Proficiency in the EFL Context

2023-03-09T07:50:09+05:00

This study investigates how the cooperative learning-based flipped
classroom paradigm affects the English language ability of Chinese
university students in an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) setting. It
was decided to use a quasi-experimental study approach. In an integrated
skills course, the experimental group engaged in flipped classroom
activities based on cooperative learning (CL) for 80 minutes over the course
of 24 sessions. Only standard whole-class instruction was given to the
control class. The students’ spoken English proficiency was evaluated
using an oral pre- and post-test before and after the intervention. The
national written CET4 (College English Test Band 4) scores were adopted
for comparing their general proficiency. The quantitative results revealed
that the experimental class made greater gains in oral proficiency than the
control class. Despite the fact that there was no significant difference in the
written CET4 scores (general proficiency) between the two classes, the
experimental class had a greater pass rate than the control class. The
deployment of the CL-based flipped classroom paradigm in the EFL
environment is further examined in connection to the results.

Assessment Practices of Practicum Supervisors

2023-03-09T07:39:06+05:00

Assessment, undoubtedly, plays a significant role, not only in helping
students learn but also in improving instruction. Using assessment
practices mentioned in the National Professional Standards for Teachers
in Pakistan (2009) as an analytical framework, this qualitative study
documented the assessment practices of practicum supervisors from three
major teacher preparation programs (TPPs) in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Faculty members who had served practicum twice and student teachers
from the VIII semester were the participants. The main data sources -
interviews and focused group discussion, were transcribed verbatim and
coded using provisional themes. The analysis revealed that practicum
supervisors from the three TPPs were not following NPSTP as a guide to
assess student teachers’ (STs) teaching. This study underscores the role of
practicum supervisors in improving learning experiences for STs during
practicum and identifies the current assessment practices to suggest
focusing on all the aspects i.e., lesson planning, management, assessment,
and teaching, and should use the NPSTP’s assessment rubric for STs
assessment to make practicum more beneficial and productive.

Assessment of High Performing Teachers: The Role of Personality Traits

2023-03-09T08:09:03+05:00

The majority of the successful organizations of the world are using personality assessment tests like Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) for recruitment and selection (R&S), and to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of their high performing employees. MBTI research divides humans into 16 categories and also proposes that those having specific personality traits can adopt the teaching profession, as it suits their personality. Employers in Pakistan hardly use any personality assessment tools for recruitment and selection, and still rely on more conservative methods like ‘interviews’.