SEARCH ARTICLE

04 Pages : 34-41

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-IV).04      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-IV).04      Published : Dec 2020

The Relationship of Child Protection Rights Observance with the Students' Level of Satisfaction at Secondary School Level

    The aim of this quantitative descriptive study was to investigate the "relationship of child protection rights observance with the students' level of satisfaction at secondary school level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". School management and students at the public sector secondary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the populations of the study. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 320 principals, 640 teachers and 3200 students from 320 randomly selected secondary schools. Three satisfaction scales of five-point Likert type options were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using percentage, chi-square (?2), and Pearson values. School management showed a significant relationship between child protection rights observance and the level of satisfaction of students. Observance of the fundamentals of child rights played a pivotal role in making sure the child protection rights. Students' mutual interaction did not impede the instructional activities of the school management through a significant number of the sample considered teaching as a hectic job.

    Child Rights, Education Management, Protection Rights, Students' Satisfaction
    (1) Khalid Rehman Khan
    Ph.D Scholar, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Habib Elahi Sahibzada
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, Hazara University Mansehra KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Manzoor Hussain Shah
    Chairman, Department of Education, Hazara University Mansehra KP, Pakistan.

33 Pages : 317-325

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).33      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).33      Published : Sep 2020

Examining the Psychosocial Barriers of Female Students in Academic Settings of Sindh: The Case of Public Sector University of Sindh, Pakistan

    The collective responsibilities and rights of female students are ignored in the academic domain of Sindh, Pakistan. The third world countries are a mirror image of it and highlight their declining condition in the educational perspectives of female education. The twelve Psychosocial barriers are highlighted in this study. They are analyzed to know about their extent in female students in one of the Public sector universities of Sindh, Pakistan. The quantitative design was adopted, and a questionnaire was used as the instrument to measure percentages and frequencies. A five-point Likert Scale was selected for the process of data collection measurement from thirty female participants of the English department. The thirty female students represented four academic stages in a co-academic setting. After the analysis of data through SPSS software, the results affirmed that female students do face problems to pursue their higher education in the shape of psychological fears, uncomfortable situations, adoption of different rough attitudes against her existence in academics, dominancy of the male colleague in academic and societal boundaries, cultural and parental disparities in mind sets that ultimately results to the unawareness of societal conservative norms established in educational setting of Universities in Sindh, Pakistan.

    Barriers, Female, Psycho, Social, Students, University
    (1) Ali Siddiqui
    MPhil Scholar, English Language Development Center (ELDC), Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Tania Shabir Shaikh
    MPhil Scholar, Institute of English Language and Literature (IELL), University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.

38 Pages : 358-364

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).38      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).38      Published : Sep 2020

The Effects of Cardiovascular Exercises on Body Mass Index and Vital Capacity among Students of Sargodha University

    This research was designed to evaluate the effect of cardiovascular exercises on body mass index (BMI) and vital capacity (VC) among student aged between 21-27 years (M ± SD 22.3± 3.05). The experimental research study was applied to 54 University students of Sargodha. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 24.0. P-value ? 0.05 was considered significant. The result showed that the average BMI of the control group and experimental groups was 20.73±3.02 vs 21.51±3.21. The effectiveness of cardiovascular exercise on Vital capacity on Pre and post-test of the experimental group was -56.91272 ± 22.03192 with a pvalue of 0.000, which was showed there was a highly significant improvement in vital capacity of students and compare with the control group. It was concluded that body masses index and vital capacity is significantly improved in university students of the experimental group as a result of 10 weeks of the cardiovascular exercise training program. Conclude that there is a significant difference between the effects of cardiovascular exercise and daily routine sports activities on BMI.

    Cardiovascular Exercises, BMI Body Mass Index, VC Vital Capacity, University Students, and Sedentary Lifestyle
    (1) Yassar Iqbal
    Lecturer, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zubia Savila
    PhD Scholar, Centre for Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
    (3) Muhammad Badar Habib
    Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

23 Pages : 238-248

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).23      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).23      Published : Jun 2020

Empowering Online Methods of Student-Teacher Communication: The Opportunities and Challenges of Web-Based Technologies and Social Media During COVID-19 Lockdown

    The use of web-based technologies and social media to enhance student-teacher communication is a growing trend in education in recent times. After the COVID 19 pandemic, the worldwide network has been widely used and the infrastructure for information quickly developed. This study aims to explore the perceptions of teachers and students about the use of web and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic at postgraduate level. Firstly, this study employs a questionnaire to examine student perception about uses of web-based technologies and social media. Data were collected from 500 students from different departments at the universities. Secondly, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 teachers. The findings indicate that the social media are revolutionizing communication systems and are helpful in on-line classes, with collaborative work and research coordination during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study recommended extensive use of webs and social media for efficient communication between teachers and students.

    Key Words: Web-based Technologies, Social Media, Enhancing Communication, Students
    (1) Nasrin Akhter
    Associate Professor, Department of Science, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
    Professor, Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Imran
    Assistant Professor, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

05 Pages : 44-51

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).05      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).05      Published : Mar 2020

Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies for Academic Materials: A Study of Undergraduate Students in Pakistan

    Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies measures how readers of a text engage with it and think about their own reading processes. This paper presents the findings of a descriptive study on the metacognitive awareness of reading strategy use on the undergraduate students of Lahore, Pakistan. The study makes use of the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), which is a selfreport instrument, and has 30 items on a 5-point Likert scale; it was administered to 500 public and private sector universities students. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed for analysis through the use of SPSS, version 22. The results reported that problem-solving and support strategies are equally preferred over global strategies. Results of the t-test revealed that students from the public sector demonstrate greater strategy awareness than those from the private sector in all the subscales of MARSI, while no overall significant difference between Humanities and Sciences was found.

    Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), Non-Native Speakers of English, Reading Strategies, T-Test, Undergraduate Students.
    (1) Asma Shahid Kazi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Professional Studies,Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shagufta Moghal
    Lecturer,Department of Professional Studies,Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Zoobia Asad
    PhD Scholar,Research and Evaluation Department, Lahore College for Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.

26 Pages : 248-259

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).26      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).26      Published : Mar 2020

Teachers Humanistic Role Regarding Students Guidance

    This study was conducted to explore and compare perceptions of Subject Specialist Teachers about their role as a humanistic student guide. Subject specialists were taken from 28 male and 13 female higher secondary schools situated in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. As per the data analysis, it was concluded that most of the teachers did not possess proper awareness f a humanistic approach for the guidance of the student. Student guidance was almost absent due to lack of skills, resources, time specification for the purpose of the school administration and expertise. It was noticed that the situation in female higher secondary schools was almost the same as it was noted in the male schools as no significant difference of perception was found among male and female teachers. There was a need for proper training, and provision of resources for an appropriate guidance of the students.

    Teachers, Guidance, Students, Humanistic Approach
    (1) Azmat Ullah
    PhD Scholar,Institute of Education and Research,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Malik Amer Atta
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Ayaz
    Chairman,Department of Education and Research,The University of Lakki Marwat, Lakki Marwat, KP, Pakistan.

28 Pages : 269-282

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).28      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).28      Published : Mar 2020

Exploring Relationships of Positive and Negative Organizational Behaviors (OB) with the Productivity of Engineering Students

    This study explores the relationships between positive and negative Organizational Behaviors and Workaholism; and the relationship of these OBs with productivity and gender of engineering students in Pakistan. Most of the researchers have studied OBs among faculty or administrative staff in universities. The study of these behaviors among students is a new area. An eight-stage innovative qualitative codebook thematic analysis was used to analyze semi-structured interviews from 22 faculty members to explore the relationships of OBs with productivity and gender of engineering students. A comprehensive model of relationships between OCB, DB, WA, and the productivity of engineering students has been built which was previously missing from contemporary literature. Gender has also been found to have a relationship with various behaviors. The findings here are important for practitioners and scholars for a better understanding of the relationship of OBs with the productivity of engineering students, to enhance their productivity through the promotion of desired behaviors.

    Codebook Thematic Analysis, Engineering Students, Organizational Behaviors, Workaholism.
    (1) Humayun Sattar
    Ph.D. Scholar,Department of Engineering Management,National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Tasweer Hussain Syed
    Assistant Professor,Department of Engineering Management,National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.

49 Pages : 479-489

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).49      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).49      Published : Mar 2020

Effect of Cooperative Learning Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Motivation at Secondary level

    This study discovers the effect of cooperative learning (CL) on students’ achievement and motivation toward computer science at secondary level. Nonequivalent control group design of Quasi-Experimental Research method was used. Two intact groups i.e. thirty students each, were selected as the sample of the study. Students Team Achievement Division (STAD) method of CL was applied on the experimental group while traditional method (lecture) of teaching was used for control group. Pre-test and post-test were conducted respectively by using teacher made test in computer science. Students’ Motivation toward Computer Science Learning (SMTSL) scale was adapted to explore student’s motivation toward computer science. This study significantly indicates that the posttest motivation and achievement scores of students were better than the pretest motivation and achievement scores toward computer science learning. The study promotes CL approach for computer science learning, and intervention should be given for a long time period to observe its effectiveness.

    Cooperative Learning, Students’ Achievement, Students’ Motivation, Students Team Achievement Division (STAD)
    (1) Aroona Hashmi
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mubushra Khalid
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Tariq Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

64 Pages : 642-650

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).64      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).64      Published : Mar 2020

Impact of Academic Achievement Orientation in the Context of Private and Public Sector University Students

    The problem of the study was to explore the impact of academic achievement orientation in the context of private and public sector university students; it further aimed to investigate the impact of demographic variations such as gender, age, semester, birth order, number of siblings, discipline and family income in determining the level of academic achievement orientation of private and public sector university students. The achievement orientation attitude scale developed by Ansari was used to measure achievement orientations, which was consisted of 10 items. Data was collected through a stratified random sampling technique. Data were analyzed with various statistics, which provided an insight that students differ in terms of academic achievement orientations. Results revealed that students of public sector universities have higher academic achievement orientations. It is also recommended that at the university level, students may also learn self-management and ought to work hard in order to achieve their academic goals without an external push.

    Academic Achievement Orientations, Sector, Private Universities, Public Universities, Students
    (1) Wajiha Kanwal
    Chairperson/ HOD/ Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Wah, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tahir Aziz
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Wah, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Saqib Shahzad
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

09 Pages : 61-67

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).09      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).09      Published : Dec 2019

Teaching Context and Students' Learning: A Case Study of a Public Sector University

    This is an exploratory research study that aimed at capturing students’ learning experience in a public sector university campus in a remote region in Pakistan. The sample included students in the last semester of their two years Master’s program in Education Data were generated through a questionnaire survey, in-depth interviews, and whole-class discussions with Master’s students of Education. Findings showed that the students saw their learning embedded inrelation to the interaction with the faculty members, availability of resources, and interactive teaching approaches. It surfaced that remoteness of the context and unavailability of the Internet, lack of relative skills, and English language deficiencies, were key challenges.

    Adult learning, Higher Education, Learning Experiences, Managing Learning, University Students
    (1) Muhammad Naeem Butt
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Education and Research,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Haji Karim Khan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Educational Development, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan.
    (3) Wilayat Bibi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.