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IMPACT OF TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT ATTITUDE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF DERA ISMAIL KHAN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25      Published : Mar 2020

Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)

    This study was conducted to find the influence of teachers effectiveness and students attitude on students academic achievement in science subjects at secondary school of district Dera-IsmailKhan. An important aim of the study was to explore the impact of teachers effectiveness and students academic performance on the subject of science. A multi-stage and stratified random sampling technique was used for data collection. The survey questionnaire was used. A standardized questionnaire was used and this questionnaire was also validated. A normality test was applied to normalize all variables. Reliability was checked through Cronbach Alpha and it was found in the range given by (Pallant, 2010). The data-was-collected-from teacher at the secondary school level. The hypothetical influence was tested using simple regression. The teachers effectiveness was found significantly on students academic achievement as β=0.727 p<0.05. Similarly, the influence of students attitude found significantly positive on students academic achievement as β=0.616 p<0.05.

    (1) Zameer Ahmad
    PhD Scholar,Department of Education,Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zafar Saleem
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khalid Rehman
    Lecturer, Department of IBA,Gomal University D.I.Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Ahmad, Z., Saleem, Z., & Rehman, K. (2020). Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan). Global Social Sciences Review, V(I), 241-247. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25
    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Zameer, Zafar Saleem, and Khalid Rehman. 2020. "Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review, V (I): 241-247 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25
    HARVARD : AHMAD, Z., SALEEM, Z. & REHMAN, K. 2020. Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan). Global Social Sciences Review, V, 241-247.
    MHRA : Ahmad, Zameer, Zafar Saleem, and Khalid Rehman. 2020. "Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 241-247
    MLA : Ahmad, Zameer, Zafar Saleem, and Khalid Rehman. "Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review, V.I (2020): 241-247 Print.
    OXFORD : Ahmad, Zameer, Saleem, Zafar, and Rehman, Khalid (2020), "Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)", Global Social Sciences Review, V (I), 241-247
    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Zameer, Zafar Saleem, and Khalid Rehman. "Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 241-247. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25