Effectiveness of Literacy and Numeracy Drive Application An Analytical Study Based on Teachers’ Perceptions and Students’ Learning Achievements in Punjab

Abstract

The study’s objective was to discover head teachers’ and teachers’ perceptions about the role and students’ achievement trends in Literacy and Numeracy Drive (LND) data in mathematics and English except Urdu. LND as an application was a step taken by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, which started in 2015 and continues in the government primary section schools for grade three students of the province. The population comprised all primary section heads and teachers in 53 boy’s public schools, consisting of 390 head teachers and teachers using a stratified sampling technique. The study’s nature was quantitative and involved a survey method for data collection. The achievements of students’ trends were analysed. The data collected were analysed using Mean as statistics with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The data revealed that head teachers and teachers have positive perceptions of English and mathematics, with high perceptions of mathematics. The students’ trends were also more positive in mathematics. It was recommended that mathematics in LND is more favourable than English. A study may be conducted for boys and girls separately by considering all three subjects of LND in Punjab province.