Examining the Role of Teachers' Professionalism in Mitigating Aggressive Behavior among University-Level Resilient Students
The study focused on investigating the role of teachers' professionalism in mitigating aggressive behavior among university-level resilient students. The quantitative survey design was followed to conduct this study. The study sample consisted of 237 students with MPhil and PhD degrees (Edu). Three tools (The Brief Resilience Scale, the Aggression Questionnaire, and the Teachers Professionalism Scale) were used in this quantitative study to collect data. Tools were converted to Google Forms and disseminated for data collection. Data were analyzed by utilizing descriptive (percentage, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation, and Hays Process macro mediation analysis model-4). Results revealed that university students were normally resilient and, there was a significant moderating role of the resilience of students on the relationship between teachers' professionalism and the aggressive behavior of students. The study indicates that university teachers necessitate more interventions to enhance the resilience of graduate students and decrease the level of aggression.
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Aggressive Behavior, Teachers’ Professionalism, University Students’ Resilience
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(1) Muhammad Shokat Zaman
PhD Scholar, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Khalid Saleem
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
Error Analysis of Subject-Verb Agreement in Bs English Students’ Writing: A Case Study
This study investigates subject-verb agreement errors in academic writing by BS English students, aiming to enhance their writing proficiency. Despite learning grammatical rules like subject-verb agreement, students frequently struggle to apply these rules correctly. Using a mixed-method approach, data was collected both quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings revealed four types of errors: subject-verb agreement of person (SV1), number (SV2), subject (SV3), and coordinated subject (SV4). No errors were observed for notional agreement and proximity (SV5). Errors in SV1, representing a person's simple subject-verb agreement, were the most frequent. The dominant source of these errors was identified as intralingual factors. The study concludes by offering practical solutions to help students and educators address these challenges effectively, contributing to improved academic writing skills for BS English learners.
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Subject-Verb Agreement, BS English Students, Academic Writing Errors, Intralingual Factors
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(1) Hasan Ayaz
MPhil, Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Zubaria Waheed
Graduate, Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Zain ul Hassan
MPhil, Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.