EFFECTS OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

The aim of this research is to study the effects of social intelligence on the academic achievement of students at university level. Education is a powerful instrument for the change in the society. It was basically descriptive research in nature and for the collection of data survey method was used. The questionnaire was used to collect data from participants. The population of this research was students of University of Okara and University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Sub- campus Depalpur/Okara). Sample of this study was 336 students from 7 Arts and Science departments. The tool used in the study was Chadha and Ganesan Social Intelligence Scale (1986) and the GPA were obtained from the students of 6th semester. 180 male and 156 females were the part of this. 203 students belonged to urban area and 133 were from rural area. The data was analyzed by applying mean, S.D, t-test, ANOVA and percentage. The analysis of the data revealed that the effects of social intelligence on the academic achievement of students at university level was more positive than negative on the basis of demographics

Role of Self-Assessment in Professional Development of Teachers in Science Subjects at Secondary Level: Gender and School Location

The study's primary goal was to look into the “The Role of Self-Assessment in Professional Development of Teachers in Science Subjects at Secondary Level.”  Our goals were to see how teachers evaluate themselves, how this evaluation helps them become better teachers, and how it affects their teaching methods. We also wanted to know if self-assessment helps teachers meet the needs of their students and how teachers feel about using it for their professional growth. The results of our study gave us a clear picture of how self-assessment plays a crucial role in helping science teachers improve and adapt to the changing demands of their profession at the secondary level.  Simple stratified sampling was used for the collection of data. All the public, male and female secondary schools of DG Khan were selected as a population of study. Data was collected from 470 Male and 439 female teachers of all four tehsils of district DG Khan. The data was collected from rural and urban school teachers from district DG Khan and three tehsils. Researcher was adopted the questionnaire. The validation and amendment of questionnaire was based on expert opinion. The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed through Cronbach’s alpha. One questionnaire selected for research the teachers. Research questionnaire was contained the two sections like first section described the demographic information of participant and the second section contained the 21 questions to analysis of teachers perception The Role of Self-Assessment in Professional Development of Teachers in Science Subjects at Secondary Level. There were 21 statements in teachers’ questionnaire. SPSS was used to examine the data. The data were analyzed and interpreted using inferential statistics (one way ANOVA and independent t-test) and descriptive analysis (mean and percentage)

Workplace Stress, Heavy workload and its impact on Employee’s Performance and Turnover Intentions in Pharmaceutical Companies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Today is the era of condense competition among the industry globally. To achieve a strategic edge over their competitors, organizations move beyond the traditional boundaries of operations and demand for more and effective productive work from their employees. This results in increased workload and generates a demanding and stressful working environment. Moreover, the study aimed to investigate the effect of workplace stress and heavy workload on employee performance and their turnover intentions from the organization. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data from the employees of pharmaceutical companies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Based on 292 participants’ responses from 570 employees. The study's findings revealed that there is a significant and negative relationship between workplace stress and heavy workload with employees ’ performance, and also a positive relationship between workplace stress and heavy workload with employee turnover intention, but Work Stress and Heavy Workload have really no effect on TI. Based on the current findings of the research, it has been concluded that the management of Pakistani pharmaceutical companies must introduce better tools to reduce workplace stress and workload. This will not only enhance organizational work performance but will minimize overall anxiety and stress, lowering the likelihood of employees leaving the company. &nbsp

EMPOWERING IN-SERVICE HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHERS IN CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTIVE ANDRAGOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES

The article describes the application of interactive teaching for the enhancement of content knowledge and pedagogical skills of one hundred thirteen newly inducted college teachers of various disciplines engaged during twelve days of induction training by focusing on modules such as leaner's psychology, curriculum and student assessment, college governance, effective teaching strategies, life, communication and presentations skills, computer (technology) skills, micro-teaching, service rules, and budgeting. The trainees were divided into three sections, and the uniformity of the trainers was observed. A pre-test was conducted before starting the training on the proposed modules. After twelve days' training, it was imparted through interactive discussions, demonstrations, question-answer sessions, mini-projects, simulations, interactive technology, and micro-teaching sessions followed by a post-test.  The pre and post-tests results were compared; the achievements/test scores reflect that after receiving training, the content knowledge and teaching skills of the newly inducted college teachers were enhanced to a great extent.  The study suggests that induction training should be made mandatory for all the teachers before engaging them at the tertiary level, i.e., college and university, because it provides the required knowledge and skills through hands-on training. They lack actual classroom experience in higher education. The training ultimately brings a marked change in their professional attitude; hence, the ultimately goal, academic growth of students of colleges and universities, can be achieved by training them

Students’ Perspectives on Digital Curriculum of Science at the Secondary Level: Gender and School Location

The study's primary goal was to look into the “Students’ Perspective about Digital Curriculum of Science at secondary level.” This study was to analyze the important factors of Student Perspective about Digital Curriculum of Science at secondary level in public as well as private school, male and female students to find out the relationship between of these variables. Simple stratified sampling was used for the collection of data. All the public and private, male and female secondary schools of Muzaffargarh were selected as a population of study. Data was collected from 400 male and female class 9th and 10th students of all public and private secondary schools of Muzaffargarh. The data was collected from rural and urban school teachers and students from district Muzaffargarh and three tehsils. Researcher was adopted the questionnaire. The validation and amendment of questionnaire was based on expert opinion. The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed through Cronbach’s alpha. There were two questionnaires selected for research one was for the teachers and the other was for the students. There were 20 statements in students’ questionnaire. SPSS was used to examine the data. The data were analyzed and interpreted using inferential statistics (one way ANOVA and independent t-test) and descriptive analysis (mean and percentage).&nbsp

PARADIGM SHIFT: FROM MODERN TO CLASSICAL UNDERGRAD TEACHING METHODOLOGIES DURING COVID-19

COVID-19 proved a big economic, health and educational test for the global community and affected almost all walks of life by presenting challenges to the stakeholders. The study unfolds the importance of classic methods of teaching practiced during COVID-19 when faculty was asked to adopt emergency remote learning without any prior virtual teaching experience. The study was conducted on fifty teachers engaged in teaching at tertiary level through a questionnaire to know the approaches/methodologies they adopted during online teaching.  The questionnaire includes items related to various modern and classical approaches including the use of languages during online teaching other than English as foreign language which is medium of instruction in normal conditions. The results reflect that a majority faculty not only used national or regional language for teaching but also practiced classical approaches to achieve set objectives. The subjects were found dominant during online teaching with the use of local languages and pedagogical approaches. In the light of the results the study enables us to believe that desperate diseases need desperate remedies and hence, suggests that for realizing educational objectives blended teaching methodologies are apt to apply during abnormal conditions

STUDENT’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEARNING ENGLISH AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN PUNJAB PROVINCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The educational literature provides information about students' attitudes and interests as an important component in learning second language competencies. The primary goals of the study were to explore the students’ attitudes towards learning English as a subject at secondary school level and to find out the difference between male and female students’ attitude towards learning English at secondary school level.  The current study was descriptive in nature and the survey technique was applied well in the research to achieve the research objectives of the study. The population of the study comprised of all the secondary school students in Punjab province as a large group. A random sample strategy was used to choose students from related schools in concerned districts i.e. Multan and Vehari. In the study, data was collected from 310 secondary school students from the districts of Multan and Vehari as a sample. According to the findings of this study, female secondary school students having significantly higher attitude towards learning English than male secondary school students. Teachers should also motivate and encourage students to explore and enhance their talents in learning and speaking English during classroom activities such as oral communications. Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and creating are all important aspects of learning the English languag

Effectiveness of Assistive Technology in Teaching Mathematics to the Students with Hearing Impairment at Primary Level

The primary purpose of this research was to examine how well assistive technology can help elementary school students with deafness learn mathematics. This research employed a quasi-experimental design (Pre-test - Post-test). We restricted our analysis to the Government Special Education Centre in Bosan Town, Multan. Twenty-five hearing-impaired pupils (eleven female and fourteen male) from the Government Special Education Centre Bosan Town in Multan made up the study's experimental group. The kids that participated in the study came from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. All of the participating third-grade pupils have been identified as having a hearing impairment for the 2020-21 schools’year. The academic achievement of pupils was assessed from the very beginning of this study with a pretest (personally structured and certified by professionals). Both the researcher and the instructor's aide were responsible for its execution. An end-of-course posttest (individually organized and expert-validated) was administered to test how well the use of AT aided mathematics instruction for students with hearing loss. Students with hearing loss were given a mathematics assessment before and after receiving instruction using the study's intervention, an assistive technology. Percentage and the one-sample t. test were used for statistical analysis. The findings showed that pupils benefited from the use of assistive technology when learning mathematical topics

TEACHERS’ FACILITATION IN UTILIZATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN PROMOTING LEARNING OF STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT POST GRADUATE LEVEL

Assistive technology plays a significant role in the learning of students with visual impairment. This study aims to find out teachers’ facilitation in utilization of assistive technology in promoting learning of students with visual impairment at post graduate level. This research is basically descriptive in nature and for the collection of data survey method is used. The questionnaire is used to collect data from participants. The population of this study consisted of the 27 male and 22 female students and 22 male and 10 females’ teachers of special education department from university of Okara, PU, Lahore, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, University of Education, Lahore. A questionnaire self-structured and self-validated including 34 items for teachers and 15 items for students is used to investigate teachers’ facilitation in utilization of assistive technology in promoting learning of students with visual impairment at post graduate level. Sample is selected by census sampling technique. The findings reveal that small number of assistive technology is available for visually impaired students in universities and to some extent are being used in the universities. The finding also revealed that assistive technology plays a positive role in promoting the learning of students with visual impairmen