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EFFECT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).04      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).04      Published : Jun 2023

Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level

Abstract

    The study examined the effect of professional learning communities (PLC) on the achievement of students. PLC is about developing collaborative learning among colleagues to enhance the performance of an organization within a specific environment. Student achievement has defined the performance of students which can be evaluated with the help of tests. Data were gathered from SSTs (N=890) involving three districts (Sheikhupura, Kasur, and Lahore) through a multistage sampling technique. The study adopted the Professional Learning Communities Assessment (PLCA) scale to examine the PLC which was developed by Olivier et al. (2010). Student achievement scores were obtained from their respective schools based on BISE results of 10th grade. The study found that teachers strongly agreed that they were part of PLC in their institutions. The study also found a moderate and significant relationship between both PLC and student achievement (r=.71), and a 41% variance in student achievement could be explained with the help of PLC. Overall, female teachers were found better than male teachers, while urban teachers were better than urban teachers for being part of PLC. The recommendations were also added to the given study.

    (1) Muhammad Akram
    Associate Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Saira Taj
    Assistant Professor, Department of STEM Education, Faculty of Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Irfan Malik
    Lecturer in Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Akram, M., Taj, S., & Malik, M. I. (2023). Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII(II), 42-52. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).04

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Akram, Muhammad, Saira Taj, and Muhammad Irfan Malik. 2023. "Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II): 42-52 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).04

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AKRAM, M., TAJ, S. & MALIK, M. I. 2023. Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 42-52.

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    MHRA : Akram, Muhammad, Saira Taj, and Muhammad Irfan Malik. 2023. "Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 42-52

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    MLA : Akram, Muhammad, Saira Taj, and Muhammad Irfan Malik. "Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII.II (2023): 42-52 Print.

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    OXFORD : Akram, Muhammad, Taj, Saira, and Malik, Muhammad Irfan (2023), "Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II), 42-52

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Akram, Muhammad, Saira Taj, and Muhammad Irfan Malik. "Effect of Professional Learning Communities on Student Achievement at the Secondary School Level." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. II (2023): 42-52. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).04