EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN QUETTA

Abstract

Management strategies includes behaviour management and instructional management strategies are essential components of teaching and their practical implementation in classrooms are indispensable for teaching. These both elements are widely considered as essential means of enhancing and improving learning performances. This research study was aimed to study the effect of instructional management strategies on students’ academic performance at secondary school level in Quetta. The research objectives of the study were: To determine the practice of instructional management strategies used by secondary school teachers in their classrooms and to assess the students’ perceptions about the effects of instructional management strategies practices on their academic performance. The quantitative method was used to carry out this research study and the population of the study was comprised of 200 secondary school teachers and 1491 students of class 9th and 10th from 24 secondary schools in Zarghoon Town Quetta. The sample size of the study was comprised of 132 Secondary School Teachers and 200 students of class 9th and 10th. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect data because the population of the study had similar features. Two questionnaires were used as research instrument to collect data from the selected population. The questionnaire for secondary school teachers was adapted and the questionnaire for secondary school students was selfdeveloped. The data were analyzed through SPSS. Frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were calculated and data were presented in the form of tables. The data analysis indicated that the instructional management of teachers in classroom positively impact students’ academic performance. The data revealed that teachers used instructional management strategies to teach students and it positively impact the students’ academic performances.