Metacognitive skills are amongst the striking concept since a couple of decades, when Flavell, (1979) first introduced it. This concept is multidimensional in nature. Metacognition is a higher-order thinking skill. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to assess metacognitive awareness in prospective teachers and to find out how much our…

The aim of this research was to study the effect of activity-based teaching and traditional method of teaching on students' achievement in the subject of Mathematics at elementary stage. The research was experimental based on pre-test, post-test control group design. Two units of geometry were selected from seventh grade Mathematics for this…

Alignment between standards and assessments is acknowledged to be the key factor in a standard based education system. In Pakistan, standard based curriculum was adopted for secondary classes for the session 2012-13 onward and this study was conducted to explore the alignment between the secondary school mathematics curriculum and the assessments…

Teachers' professional development is the primary element of curriculum implementation. Professionally trained teachers use appropriate teaching methods, instructional materials and assessment techniques during teaching. Current study was conducted to explore gaps between intended and enacted national curriculum for physics regarding teachers'…

The well-rounded education is the interpretation of a successful education system of 21st century. Well-rounded education has laid great stress on the use of modern technology in education. Policy makers are spotting at educational technologies to ensure this educational change. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory, which is considered more…

Consequent upon a worldwide movement, inclusive education has emerged as a way to eliminate discrimination, inequality and injustice in accessing school. The UN organs such as UNESCO and UNICEF have been active to pursue governments in developing countries particularly in the subcontinent to improve educational access through inclusive education.…

Service quality management plays its vital role for the enhancement of students' satisfaction. This current research paper aims to explore the concepts of service quality management dimensions and its effect on students' satisfaction. In this study, the dependent variable was students' satisfaction which was measured by the independent variable…

The present study investigates the variation in summative assessment based on language teachers' knowledge of formative assessment (i.e. classroom performance) and its effect on students' grades. The two groups of teachers, on the basis of familiarity/unfamiliarity with formative assessment of students, were investigated through paired sample…

The researchers shed light on the interaction of tenure track as higher education reform with the socio-cultural context of public universities in Pakistan. The paper postulates on the perception of leaders of central and provincial regulatory bodies on this intervention. The researchers adopt a qualitative research design, and the data were…

School Principals play an important role for effective school function and management. Qualitative research design was used to describe the whole phenomenon which was based on the descriptions of the school principals' views and opinions about their selection, capability and current practices. A semi-structured interview schedule was used based on…

The study was aimed at examining the role of job burnout in predicting counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) among high school teachers. Maslach Burnout Inventory-ES (Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996) and Counterproductive Work Behavior Checklist-32 (Spector, Fox, Penney, Bruursema, Goh, and Kessler, 2006) were used to measure the constructs.…

This paper is based on the analysis of the problems faced by the university faculty members during their participation in the professional development program. The training program was 01 month PCEPT Program conducted by the HEC, Islamabad at universities across Pakistan. The objective of the research was to highlight the problem areas encountered…

The major aim of the study was to develop Classroom Assessment Literacy Training Program for university teachers. At first stage, the researchers investigated the classroom assessment literacy of university teachers. The data were collected from 500 public and private sector university teachers using stratified proportionate sampling technique,…

Teacher effectiveness is a process of measuring teaching quality based on quality indicators. High quality teachers are required to demonstrate frequent performance on quality indicators. The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between teacher effectiveness score and student achievement at secondary school level. Using the…

Present study aimed to find out the anxiety factors among students of distance learning of Allama Iqbal Open University. The sample of the study comprised of 322 students of M.Ed. programme selected by using purposive sampling technique. The study was descriptive in nature. Questionnaire was used as the research instrument which was based on five…