A Comparative Study of Online and Directly Selected Secondary School Teachers Regarding Teaching Proficiency and Classroom Management in Kohat Division, Pakistan

Qaiser Suleman,Naeem Ali,Dr Ishtiaq Hussain,Hassan Danial Aslam

doi:10.5296/ijld.v3i3.4130

Abstract

Secondary school teachers occupy the most critical and crucial position in the entire education system (Suleman, et al, 2011a). The purpose of the study was to compare the performance of online and directly selected secondary school teachers regarding teaching proficiency and classroom Management. All the students at secondary school level in Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) constituted the population of the study. Only 600 students studying at secondary school level in Kohat Division were selected as sample randomly. The study was delimited to only male students at secondary school level. The study was descriptive type and questionnaire was used as research instrument. Data was collected through personal visits. After the collection of data, it was organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The statistical tools i.e. means, standard deviation and differences of means were computed for each variable. Significance of difference between the mean values of the responses of students about online and directlly selected secondary school teachers were tested at 0.05 levels by applying t-test. After statisitcal analysis of the data, the researchers conclduded that the overall performance of the directly selected secondary school teachers was better and satisfactory. They were found to have the knowledge of teaching methods and the ability to control classroom disruptive behaviour. Conversely, the overall performance of the online selected secondary school teachers was poor and unsatisfactory. They have no knowledge of teaching methodologies and subject mastery. They were found unable to manage classroom disruptive behaviour and other related activities. Based on findings, it was strongly recommended that a special professional training programme should be arranged to the existing online selected SSTs in teaching methodologies and classroom management to equip them with the modern teaching methods and techniques of managing classroom behaviour so that they become able to perform their duties effectively.

Highlights

Teacher is playing a fundamental and crucial role in the entire education system.Without competent and experienced teachers, education system is meaningless and of no use
Those secondary school teachers who are selected through Provincial Public Service Commission, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are known as Directly Selected Secondary School Teachers
Students are satisfied with the teaching methodologies of directly selected secondary school teachers (SSTs) while they are not satisfied with the teaching methods of online selected SSTs

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Introduction

Teacher is playing a fundamental and crucial role in the entire education system.Without competent and experienced teachers, education system is meaningless and of no use. We say with the great regret that Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa did not keep her words and the same online selected SSTs and SSs were made regular without devising any criteria for them These selected SSTs and SSs are known as Online Selected SSTs and SSs. But according to the rules and regulations, they should have to be appointed through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission because these two posts i.e., SST (BPS-16) and SS (BPS-17) are gazetted posts. According to the rules and regulations, they should have to be appointed through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission because these two posts i.e., SST (BPS-16) and SS (BPS-17) are gazetted posts Those secondary school teachers who are selected through Provincial Public Service Commission, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are known as Directly Selected Secondary School Teachers.

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