Executive District Officers (Education) and Quality Assurance at Secondary Level in Punjab, Pakistan
Quality of education furnishes learners to develop intellectual capabilities, knowledge, skills and to contribute information of respectful, enlightened and peaceful democratic societies in order to uplift the sustainable well-being of individuals. The aim of secondary education is to build individual intellectual capabilities. There have been no serious and integrated efforts to develop an effective system of quality assurance for secondary education though, certain efforts have been made to improve certain aspects of school education. The aim of the article is to collect the opinion of Executive District Officers (EDOs) about quality assurance in education in the area of teachers and learners at secondary level. The research instrument was developed, validated through experts in the field of education, and reliability (internal consistency) was found through SPSS. Results of this study showed that teachers had mastery over the subject but did not have competency in pedagogical skills
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Physical facilities, Quality education, Secondary Schools, Quality teachers, Quality learners
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(1) Nazneen Nazak
PhD. Scholar, Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Aslam Asghar
Professor,Faculty of Social Sciences, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.
(3) Tariq Javed
SST, Federal Government Public School No. 2 (Boys), Tariqabad, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Effects of Physical Facilities at Public Schools on Students' Achievement in Punjab, Pakistan
This paper determines the influence of school's physical facilities on students' achievement. The study was quantitative in nature and survey technique was used. The sample of the present study was selected by multi-stage random sampling method from Sahiwal division of Punjab, Pakistan. The researcher developed and validated a Check-List for Physical Facilities (CLPF) prior to data collection. Multiple regression analysis are run in the current research to analyze data. Measurement of the achievement of students from test scores of grade 8th conducted by Punjab Examination Commission in the year 2017 is analyzed. The study shows that ventilation, plants, play grounds, first aid medical box, LCD/LED significantly influenceed students' achievement. All the physical facilities contributed about 15.4% towards students' academic achievement.
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Influence, Physical Facilities, Students Achievement, Punjab Examination Commission.
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(1) Muhammad Arshad
PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Education, University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Zia Ahmad Qamar
Teacher. Govt. High School No.1, Haveli Lakha, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Faheem Huma Gulzar
PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Education, University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.