working as Associate Professor at Department of Special Education and Bureau for University Extension and Special Projects/Programs under the umbrella of which the project OPEN SCHOOLING is being run.
In Pakistan, about six million children are out of school at primary level.30 percent of them are... more In Pakistan, about six million children are out of school at primary level.30 percent of them are with disabilities. Such a huge number of children create a gigantic challenge for the government to meet the target of 100% school enrollment. A closer look at the levers of exclusion indicates that there are economic, cultural and structural barriers to keep children out of school. Unless these barriers are addressed, the dream of every child to be in school cannot come true. Any educational plan that discount children with disabilities will doom to fail. This study investigates the perceptions of parents about the value of education. The purpose of the study was to collect feedback from the prime stakeholders in their own context. 433 parents of children with disabilities were selected from two districts of Punjab to document their voices about the educational exclusion. Data was collected through the interview cum questionnaire. The results of the study revealed that the majority of ...
The objective of this study was to explore the difficulties faced by special education teachers d... more The objective of this study was to explore the difficulties faced by special education teachers during emergency remote teaching through online learning to special needs students during covid-19 pandemic and discuss their opinions. Population of study was special education teachers who were teaching to special needs students of secondary level at government special education institutions Faisalabad division of Punjab province Pakistan. The sample of the study was 15special education teachers were selected through random sampling technique. Phenomenology pattern was used in this research as a method of research. Semi structure interview was used as a tool of research. Results of the study clearly showed that almost all the special education teachers were motivated towards providing emergency remote teaching to their special students through online learning system. They have practiced a variety of strategies to provide online education to their students but they face a lot of difficu...
The purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of computerassisted (CA) phonological inst... more The purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of computerassisted (CA) phonological instructions on three levels of phonological awareness (PA) i.e. shallow, intermediate and deep on children and PA skill level comparison of hearing aid users and cochlear implant users. The study sample consisted of 40 children with age range 5-7 years, who used amplification devices in the form of a hearing aid and cochlear implant. While the selection criterion included a hearing age of three years. A developed Computer-assisted instructional plan was used to develop PA skills of hearing aid users and cochlear implant. This plan was validated under the supervision of senior experts in the field of speech and language therapy. Individualized sessions were provided to the students and recorded for ready referrals. After a treatment of three months for phonological development, the effect was observed on respective three levels of PA. A significant difference was observed on all three levels...
The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2009
Special education is a mode of education in which specially designed instruction material and env... more Special education is a mode of education in which specially designed instruction material and environment is required to meet the diverse requirements of children with special needs. In Pakistan, Open University (AIOU) exclusively initiated a program for teacher preparation for Special Children through distance learning. This was a unique program of its kind with no precedence of defined services for Special Teachers’ Preparation. Dept of Special Education AIOU - through Distance learning system, offers study/training at graduate, masters and Ph. D. levels. Teachers are prepared in 6 specialized areas of Visual Impairment, Physical Disabilities, Hearing Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disability and Inclusive Education. The Open University has a well established regional network, outreach system providing educational counseling and guiding services to its students. University has 32 regional campuses with 86 part-time regional coordinating officers throughout the count...
IAMURE International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2012
The study examined the role of teachers’ self-efficacy as a predictor of general perceived self-e... more The study examined the role of teachers’ self-efficacy as a predictor of general perceived self-efficacy among students. For this purpose, a sample of 300 teachers and 300 students was selected from different educational institutions of Pakistan. Teachers were categorized into two groups; experienced and inexperienced. To achieve the objectives of the study two instruments i.e.; Teachers’ self-efficacy Scale and General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES) were used. In addition short demographic sheets for the teachers and students were used indicating teachers’ institutional affiliation and experience, and students’ educational institutes, ages and gender. Part I of the study dealt with determining the psychometric properties of the scales and the pilot study and Part II consisted of the main study. Statistical analyses of the main study revealed a significant positive correlation between teachers’ self-efficacy and general self-efficacy among students. Experienced teachers showed more teac...
The purpose of the research was to study the relationship between parental attachment and proacti... more The purpose of the research was to study the relationship between parental attachment and proactive attitude among adolescents. For this purpose, a sample of 600 adolescents was selected through stratified random sampling technique from different schools and colleges of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The adolescents’ ages were grouped into three categories; students belonging to early adolescence (13-14 years) students belonging to middle adolescence (15 to 17 years) and students belonging to late adolescence (18 to 19 years). A short demographic sheet for the adolescents was used to get information on their ages, gender and institutional affiliation. The study consisted of two phases. Phase I dealt with determining the psychometric properties of the scales and pilot study and Phase II consisted on the main study. Statistical analyses revealed positive correlation between parental attachment and proactive attitude at moderate level among adolescents. On comparing the gender bas...
Visual Motor integration is considered an important skill for the development of manual ability o... more Visual Motor integration is considered an important skill for the development of manual ability of the children. Handwriting is essential for the school going children. The study in hand examined the effect of Visual Motor Integration (VMI) Training on legibility of Urdu handwriting in 4th and 5th grade students. There were 134 participants taken who have poor handwriting and VMI from general education schools. The research was conducted as an experimental study. Pretest-Posttest Two Group Designed was used in the study. The students were divided into experimental and controlled groups. The selected students in experimental group were imparted six weeks training in order to improve VMI whereas the second was a control group without any intervention. It was observed that the students in experimental group showed significant improvement in legibility of handwriting as compared to control group. The male did not outperform as compared to the female respondents and vice versa. Concisely...
The study was carried out to determine the effect of training of eyefixation skills on the readin... more The study was carried out to determine the effect of training of eyefixation skills on the reading fluency of Children with OculomotorDysfunction. Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design was used in thisexperimental study. All the school going children having OculomotorDysfunction and poor reading skills between the ages5-14 years atprimary level were population of this study. King Devick Pro Readingtest was run on the children with poor reading abilities to diagnose theChildren with Oculomotor Dysfunction. Children having percentile rankbelow 15 or below average accuracy on King Devick Pro Reading testwere diagnosed as Children with Oculomotor Dysfunction. 20 Childrenwith Oculomotor Dysfunction were selected from a pool of 50 Childrenwith Oculomotor Dysfunction using random sampling technique. Twocohorts (experimental and control) having 10 Children with OculomotorDysfunction each, were used in the study. The level of Visual FixationSkills of the children of both of the groups was an...
IAMURE International Journal of Science and Clinical Laboratory, 2012
ABSTRACT The study examined the social adjustment in terms of level of independence and perceived... more ABSTRACT The study examined the social adjustment in terms of level of independence and perceived competence of profound deaf school-aged children who received cochlear implantation (CI) 2 to 4 years back . Participants were 50 parents and 50 teachers of the children who received cochlear implant 2-4 years back and with an age range of 6-14 years. The sample of the study was drawn by using purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques. In order to measure the social adjustment of children with CI, Social Skills Scale (Khan, 2005) was employed. This scale was developed on 8 factors with 56 items. These Items were examined on four response categories from always to never having scores from 4 to 1. After administering the scale on 50 parents and 50 teachers of children with CI having age range from 6-14 years and using implant from last 2-4 years of time, the data was IAMURE: International Journal of Science and Clinical Laboratory This journal is published by IAMURE Multidisciplinary Research, an ISO 9001:2008 Certified by AJA Registrars, Inc. Vol. 2 March 2012 Print ISSN 2244-1557 • Online ISSN 2244-1565 International Peer Reviewed Journal IAMURE International Journal of Science and Clinical Laboratory 2 analyzed on SPSS by using the statistic techniques of mean, standard deviation and t-test. Parents and teachers were satisfied with the social skills of the child after CI but were uncertain about perceived competencies 2 of children with CI through Social Skills Scale. Findings suggest the need of strong follow up and rehabilitation process with mainstream setting with the help of parents for the children who got CI.
In Pakistan, about six million children are out of school at primary level.30 percent of them are... more In Pakistan, about six million children are out of school at primary level.30 percent of them are with disabilities. Such a huge number of children create a gigantic challenge for the government to meet the target of 100% school enrollment. A closer look at the levers of exclusion indicates that there are economic, cultural and structural barriers to keep children out of school. Unless these barriers are addressed, the dream of every child to be in school cannot come true. Any educational plan that discount children with disabilities will doom to fail. This study investigates the perceptions of parents about the value of education. The purpose of the study was to collect feedback from the prime stakeholders in their own context. 433 parents of children with disabilities were selected from two districts of Punjab to document their voices about the educational exclusion. Data was collected through the interview cum questionnaire. The results of the study revealed that the majority of ...
The objective of this study was to explore the difficulties faced by special education teachers d... more The objective of this study was to explore the difficulties faced by special education teachers during emergency remote teaching through online learning to special needs students during covid-19 pandemic and discuss their opinions. Population of study was special education teachers who were teaching to special needs students of secondary level at government special education institutions Faisalabad division of Punjab province Pakistan. The sample of the study was 15special education teachers were selected through random sampling technique. Phenomenology pattern was used in this research as a method of research. Semi structure interview was used as a tool of research. Results of the study clearly showed that almost all the special education teachers were motivated towards providing emergency remote teaching to their special students through online learning system. They have practiced a variety of strategies to provide online education to their students but they face a lot of difficu...
The purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of computerassisted (CA) phonological inst... more The purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of computerassisted (CA) phonological instructions on three levels of phonological awareness (PA) i.e. shallow, intermediate and deep on children and PA skill level comparison of hearing aid users and cochlear implant users. The study sample consisted of 40 children with age range 5-7 years, who used amplification devices in the form of a hearing aid and cochlear implant. While the selection criterion included a hearing age of three years. A developed Computer-assisted instructional plan was used to develop PA skills of hearing aid users and cochlear implant. This plan was validated under the supervision of senior experts in the field of speech and language therapy. Individualized sessions were provided to the students and recorded for ready referrals. After a treatment of three months for phonological development, the effect was observed on respective three levels of PA. A significant difference was observed on all three levels...
The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2009
Special education is a mode of education in which specially designed instruction material and env... more Special education is a mode of education in which specially designed instruction material and environment is required to meet the diverse requirements of children with special needs. In Pakistan, Open University (AIOU) exclusively initiated a program for teacher preparation for Special Children through distance learning. This was a unique program of its kind with no precedence of defined services for Special Teachers’ Preparation. Dept of Special Education AIOU - through Distance learning system, offers study/training at graduate, masters and Ph. D. levels. Teachers are prepared in 6 specialized areas of Visual Impairment, Physical Disabilities, Hearing Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disability and Inclusive Education. The Open University has a well established regional network, outreach system providing educational counseling and guiding services to its students. University has 32 regional campuses with 86 part-time regional coordinating officers throughout the count...
IAMURE International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2012
The study examined the role of teachers’ self-efficacy as a predictor of general perceived self-e... more The study examined the role of teachers’ self-efficacy as a predictor of general perceived self-efficacy among students. For this purpose, a sample of 300 teachers and 300 students was selected from different educational institutions of Pakistan. Teachers were categorized into two groups; experienced and inexperienced. To achieve the objectives of the study two instruments i.e.; Teachers’ self-efficacy Scale and General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES) were used. In addition short demographic sheets for the teachers and students were used indicating teachers’ institutional affiliation and experience, and students’ educational institutes, ages and gender. Part I of the study dealt with determining the psychometric properties of the scales and the pilot study and Part II consisted of the main study. Statistical analyses of the main study revealed a significant positive correlation between teachers’ self-efficacy and general self-efficacy among students. Experienced teachers showed more teac...
The purpose of the research was to study the relationship between parental attachment and proacti... more The purpose of the research was to study the relationship between parental attachment and proactive attitude among adolescents. For this purpose, a sample of 600 adolescents was selected through stratified random sampling technique from different schools and colleges of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The adolescents’ ages were grouped into three categories; students belonging to early adolescence (13-14 years) students belonging to middle adolescence (15 to 17 years) and students belonging to late adolescence (18 to 19 years). A short demographic sheet for the adolescents was used to get information on their ages, gender and institutional affiliation. The study consisted of two phases. Phase I dealt with determining the psychometric properties of the scales and pilot study and Phase II consisted on the main study. Statistical analyses revealed positive correlation between parental attachment and proactive attitude at moderate level among adolescents. On comparing the gender bas...
Visual Motor integration is considered an important skill for the development of manual ability o... more Visual Motor integration is considered an important skill for the development of manual ability of the children. Handwriting is essential for the school going children. The study in hand examined the effect of Visual Motor Integration (VMI) Training on legibility of Urdu handwriting in 4th and 5th grade students. There were 134 participants taken who have poor handwriting and VMI from general education schools. The research was conducted as an experimental study. Pretest-Posttest Two Group Designed was used in the study. The students were divided into experimental and controlled groups. The selected students in experimental group were imparted six weeks training in order to improve VMI whereas the second was a control group without any intervention. It was observed that the students in experimental group showed significant improvement in legibility of handwriting as compared to control group. The male did not outperform as compared to the female respondents and vice versa. Concisely...
The study was carried out to determine the effect of training of eyefixation skills on the readin... more The study was carried out to determine the effect of training of eyefixation skills on the reading fluency of Children with OculomotorDysfunction. Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design was used in thisexperimental study. All the school going children having OculomotorDysfunction and poor reading skills between the ages5-14 years atprimary level were population of this study. King Devick Pro Readingtest was run on the children with poor reading abilities to diagnose theChildren with Oculomotor Dysfunction. Children having percentile rankbelow 15 or below average accuracy on King Devick Pro Reading testwere diagnosed as Children with Oculomotor Dysfunction. 20 Childrenwith Oculomotor Dysfunction were selected from a pool of 50 Childrenwith Oculomotor Dysfunction using random sampling technique. Twocohorts (experimental and control) having 10 Children with OculomotorDysfunction each, were used in the study. The level of Visual FixationSkills of the children of both of the groups was an...
IAMURE International Journal of Science and Clinical Laboratory, 2012
ABSTRACT The study examined the social adjustment in terms of level of independence and perceived... more ABSTRACT The study examined the social adjustment in terms of level of independence and perceived competence of profound deaf school-aged children who received cochlear implantation (CI) 2 to 4 years back . Participants were 50 parents and 50 teachers of the children who received cochlear implant 2-4 years back and with an age range of 6-14 years. The sample of the study was drawn by using purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques. In order to measure the social adjustment of children with CI, Social Skills Scale (Khan, 2005) was employed. This scale was developed on 8 factors with 56 items. These Items were examined on four response categories from always to never having scores from 4 to 1. After administering the scale on 50 parents and 50 teachers of children with CI having age range from 6-14 years and using implant from last 2-4 years of time, the data was IAMURE: International Journal of Science and Clinical Laboratory This journal is published by IAMURE Multidisciplinary Research, an ISO 9001:2008 Certified by AJA Registrars, Inc. Vol. 2 March 2012 Print ISSN 2244-1557 • Online ISSN 2244-1565 International Peer Reviewed Journal IAMURE International Journal of Science and Clinical Laboratory 2 analyzed on SPSS by using the statistic techniques of mean, standard deviation and t-test. Parents and teachers were satisfied with the social skills of the child after CI but were uncertain about perceived competencies 2 of children with CI through Social Skills Scale. Findings suggest the need of strong follow up and rehabilitation process with mainstream setting with the help of parents for the children who got CI.
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