The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of parents about online learning and physical a... more The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of parents about online learning and physical activity of their children. A qualitative study was undertaken to determine the perceptions of parents about online learning during COVID-19 to get a deep insight into real-life experiences. Open-ended questionnaires were administered online to forty-five parents who could be accessed easily and had children studying in Grades 1-3. The major themes that emerged from the data analysis included the following: increased monitoring role of parents, need of IT skills, provision of additional support from schools, challenging nature of online learning and sedentary behavior of their children. With a purpose of understanding perception of parents and their viewpoints about online learning, it was deduced that parents initially had to face many challenges but soon adjusted well with the new method of teaching as it was the need of hour during COVID-19 Pandemic.
The StudyA large number of studies are conducted on attitude towards mathematics but studies like... more The StudyA large number of studies are conducted on attitude towards mathematics but studies like teaching experiment focusing on a change in students' attitude towards mathematics are rare in the mathematics education. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of the intervention throughout whole teaching term on students' attitude towards mathematics. The attitudes of students influence their level of engagement and learning (Eagly & Chaiken, 2005) but attitudes are not fixed. A potential benefit of Collaborative Group Work (CGW) is that attitudes are affected positively, which will inform engagements and learning. For that reason, the students' attitudes are monitored in the study for detecting change. They "can be seen as constantly in the process of being recreated and renegotiated by those who hold them - attitudes can change" (Moreira & Noss, 1995, p. 157). During CGW, the students' subjective and objective knowledge influence each other ...
Gender analysis is a process for understanding the differential place of women and men in society... more Gender analysis is a process for understanding the differential place of women and men in society, as well as of girls and boys in the classroom. While it can be used for quantitative studies, gender analysis is particularly suited for qualitative research because it seeks answers to the “why and how” of gender inequality. This article is an example of using gender analysis in qualitative research at a macro-level for policy and programmes. The Status of Women in Pakistan, a government agency responsible for policy analysis and development on gender in country, developed an essentially qualitative gender-based analysis approach for assessing the existing situation. Content analyse of Punjab Text Book Board (PTB) of four books will show the current situation and for further line of action.
The current research aimed at examining the beliefs of Pakistani graduate students towards Englis... more The current research aimed at examining the beliefs of Pakistani graduate students towards English language learning and assessing the stability of their beliefs after six weeks. In the process of language learning beliefs play a pivotal role. Students beliefs about second language acquisition need to be studied so that appropriate approach can be adopted. To collect data, sixty graduate students were selected by purposive sampling. BALLI (Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory, Horwitz, 1987) tool was adopted and administered twice to collect the data. The results showed that the learners are motivated and keen to acquire English language. The respondents were apprised of the significance of foreign language acquisition and highlighted the importance of pronouncing the words correctly, meanings of new words, and the benefits of drills. The results also depicted that there is stability in most of students beliefs after six weeks.
The main aim of the study was to explore the causes of miss-out children from rural areas of Punj... more The main aim of the study was to explore the causes of miss-out children from rural areas of Punjab. Further the study objective was to provide an in-depth exploration of the experiences of families who did not enroll their children in any school. The approach of the study was qualitative and participants were selected by considering the needs of the study. The study has provided useful insight and learning around the experiences of 25 families, across two districts of the Punjab; 13 families from district Multan and 12 families from district DG Khan were taken conveniently. An interview as data collection tool was used to get the data from children who are not going to school and their parents, and social workers of the community where they reside. The finding showed that poverty, education system, family’s migrations due to rented homes, unemployment, low social status, teachers’ attitude towards students, lack of skill-based curriculum, orphan hood, social and cultural pressures ...
Saphier, Haley-Speca., & Gower (2008) stated that teaching practice is to create a dynamic school... more Saphier, Haley-Speca., & Gower (2008) stated that teaching practice is to create a dynamic schoolroom environment that fosters fantastic, powerful communication amongst school students, teachers, parents and other members of the school community. This descriptive research is focused on the significance of teaching practice for the prospective teachers and was conducted by administering a questionnaire having fifteen question items on one hundred B.Ed (Hons) students of a public sector university after their final round of practicum. The results of the study through light on the importance of teaching practice component and its modalities and further reflects that teaching practice is highly significant, fruitful, and a must for any students interested in taking up teaching as a future profession both in teacher education and other programs with the remark that the concerned universities may extend to at least four months instead of restricting it to 12-16 credits or so.
The paradigm shift of learning in the digital age requires teachers to adapt their classrooms in ... more The paradigm shift of learning in the digital age requires teachers to adapt their classrooms in a technology-supported environment. This research study is intended to investigate the viability of digital pedagogy lessons at the elementary level. A qualitative case-study approach has been adopted to explore the effects on students learning and their attitude towards science. The 7th class of a public elementary school from District Kasur was selected. The topic of “Water" from the recommended curriculum of science was taught with an intervention. Data was collected through recorded video observations, and classroom discourse was analyzed to explore the productive potential of digital pedagogy lessons for the elementary level Science class. The research findings propose to use digital tools in the classroom for productive and quality learning specifically to enhance the quality of teaching-learning with minimal resources in developing countries that are facing critique for provi...
Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review (RJSSER), 2020
In this study, we propose classroom discourse as a dynamic activity whereby the discourse shifts ... more In this study, we propose classroom discourse as a dynamic activity whereby the discourse shifts from one mode to another within one social activity when students are involved to complete the task. The data for this study consisted of audio and video-recordings of the sessions. The analysis transcribed verbal and non-verbal behaviors of the students emerging during social activity. In the analysis, a transcript of one whole episode was taken from a larger study of the data set to inform about the discourse type used by the students during the social activity. The purpose of selecting one episode was to show the change in different types of discourse during a session. The finding of the study implies that in the context of social activity exploratory type discourse is required for learning. This study agrees with the general genetic law of cultural development that links the social, psychological, and cultural aspects during collaborative activities.
European studies in social psychology Editorial Board: jmf jaspars, University of Oxford; willem ... more European studies in social psychology Editorial Board: jmf jaspars, University of Oxford; willem doise, Université de Genève; colin fraser, University of Cambridge; serge moscovici, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales; klaus r. scherer, Justus-Liebig-Uni versitàt Giessen; ...
The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of parents about online learning and physical a... more The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of parents about online learning and physical activity of their children. A qualitative study was undertaken to determine the perceptions of parents about online learning during COVID-19 to get a deep insight into real-life experiences. Open-ended questionnaires were administered online to forty-five parents who could be accessed easily and had children studying in Grades 1-3. The major themes that emerged from the data analysis included the following: increased monitoring role of parents, need of IT skills, provision of additional support from schools, challenging nature of online learning and sedentary behavior of their children. With a purpose of understanding perception of parents and their viewpoints about online learning, it was deduced that parents initially had to face many challenges but soon adjusted well with the new method of teaching as it was the need of hour during COVID-19 Pandemic.
The StudyA large number of studies are conducted on attitude towards mathematics but studies like... more The StudyA large number of studies are conducted on attitude towards mathematics but studies like teaching experiment focusing on a change in students' attitude towards mathematics are rare in the mathematics education. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of the intervention throughout whole teaching term on students' attitude towards mathematics. The attitudes of students influence their level of engagement and learning (Eagly & Chaiken, 2005) but attitudes are not fixed. A potential benefit of Collaborative Group Work (CGW) is that attitudes are affected positively, which will inform engagements and learning. For that reason, the students' attitudes are monitored in the study for detecting change. They "can be seen as constantly in the process of being recreated and renegotiated by those who hold them - attitudes can change" (Moreira & Noss, 1995, p. 157). During CGW, the students' subjective and objective knowledge influence each other ...
Gender analysis is a process for understanding the differential place of women and men in society... more Gender analysis is a process for understanding the differential place of women and men in society, as well as of girls and boys in the classroom. While it can be used for quantitative studies, gender analysis is particularly suited for qualitative research because it seeks answers to the “why and how” of gender inequality. This article is an example of using gender analysis in qualitative research at a macro-level for policy and programmes. The Status of Women in Pakistan, a government agency responsible for policy analysis and development on gender in country, developed an essentially qualitative gender-based analysis approach for assessing the existing situation. Content analyse of Punjab Text Book Board (PTB) of four books will show the current situation and for further line of action.
The current research aimed at examining the beliefs of Pakistani graduate students towards Englis... more The current research aimed at examining the beliefs of Pakistani graduate students towards English language learning and assessing the stability of their beliefs after six weeks. In the process of language learning beliefs play a pivotal role. Students beliefs about second language acquisition need to be studied so that appropriate approach can be adopted. To collect data, sixty graduate students were selected by purposive sampling. BALLI (Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory, Horwitz, 1987) tool was adopted and administered twice to collect the data. The results showed that the learners are motivated and keen to acquire English language. The respondents were apprised of the significance of foreign language acquisition and highlighted the importance of pronouncing the words correctly, meanings of new words, and the benefits of drills. The results also depicted that there is stability in most of students beliefs after six weeks.
The main aim of the study was to explore the causes of miss-out children from rural areas of Punj... more The main aim of the study was to explore the causes of miss-out children from rural areas of Punjab. Further the study objective was to provide an in-depth exploration of the experiences of families who did not enroll their children in any school. The approach of the study was qualitative and participants were selected by considering the needs of the study. The study has provided useful insight and learning around the experiences of 25 families, across two districts of the Punjab; 13 families from district Multan and 12 families from district DG Khan were taken conveniently. An interview as data collection tool was used to get the data from children who are not going to school and their parents, and social workers of the community where they reside. The finding showed that poverty, education system, family’s migrations due to rented homes, unemployment, low social status, teachers’ attitude towards students, lack of skill-based curriculum, orphan hood, social and cultural pressures ...
Saphier, Haley-Speca., & Gower (2008) stated that teaching practice is to create a dynamic school... more Saphier, Haley-Speca., & Gower (2008) stated that teaching practice is to create a dynamic schoolroom environment that fosters fantastic, powerful communication amongst school students, teachers, parents and other members of the school community. This descriptive research is focused on the significance of teaching practice for the prospective teachers and was conducted by administering a questionnaire having fifteen question items on one hundred B.Ed (Hons) students of a public sector university after their final round of practicum. The results of the study through light on the importance of teaching practice component and its modalities and further reflects that teaching practice is highly significant, fruitful, and a must for any students interested in taking up teaching as a future profession both in teacher education and other programs with the remark that the concerned universities may extend to at least four months instead of restricting it to 12-16 credits or so.
The paradigm shift of learning in the digital age requires teachers to adapt their classrooms in ... more The paradigm shift of learning in the digital age requires teachers to adapt their classrooms in a technology-supported environment. This research study is intended to investigate the viability of digital pedagogy lessons at the elementary level. A qualitative case-study approach has been adopted to explore the effects on students learning and their attitude towards science. The 7th class of a public elementary school from District Kasur was selected. The topic of “Water" from the recommended curriculum of science was taught with an intervention. Data was collected through recorded video observations, and classroom discourse was analyzed to explore the productive potential of digital pedagogy lessons for the elementary level Science class. The research findings propose to use digital tools in the classroom for productive and quality learning specifically to enhance the quality of teaching-learning with minimal resources in developing countries that are facing critique for provi...
Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review (RJSSER), 2020
In this study, we propose classroom discourse as a dynamic activity whereby the discourse shifts ... more In this study, we propose classroom discourse as a dynamic activity whereby the discourse shifts from one mode to another within one social activity when students are involved to complete the task. The data for this study consisted of audio and video-recordings of the sessions. The analysis transcribed verbal and non-verbal behaviors of the students emerging during social activity. In the analysis, a transcript of one whole episode was taken from a larger study of the data set to inform about the discourse type used by the students during the social activity. The purpose of selecting one episode was to show the change in different types of discourse during a session. The finding of the study implies that in the context of social activity exploratory type discourse is required for learning. This study agrees with the general genetic law of cultural development that links the social, psychological, and cultural aspects during collaborative activities.
European studies in social psychology Editorial Board: jmf jaspars, University of Oxford; willem ... more European studies in social psychology Editorial Board: jmf jaspars, University of Oxford; willem doise, Université de Genève; colin fraser, University of Cambridge; serge moscovici, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales; klaus r. scherer, Justus-Liebig-Uni versitàt Giessen; ...
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