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EFFECT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN GIRLS’ HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBJECT SPECIALISTS
Corresponding Author(s) : Samina Naz
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2021): May
Abstract
Purpose of the study: This study was intended to reveal the effect of the instructional environment on the performance of the subject specialists. The purpose of the was to find out correlation exists between instructional environment and performance of the SS in terms of exam results of students in HSSC Part II and to find out correlation exists between the performance of SS within the classroom and the availability of a conducive instructional environment in schools.
Methodology: Quantitative method with descriptive research was used in this study. Checklist and student's exam results were used to collect the data and analyses were done through SPSS.
Main Findings: There found a significant negative correlation between instructional environment and performance of the SS in terms of exam results of students in HSSC Part II and there found a significant negative correlation between the performance of SS within the classroom and the availability of a conducive instructional environment in schools.
Applications of this study: This study is applicable in the given context of Southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as the results can be utilized and checked in another context within the province and in the country. This study will surely contribute to bringing the attention of policymakers and government officials to put their efforts into improving the current situation related to the instructional environment and performance of the subject specialists.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of this study lies in the results that contradict usual and normal results that show that the instructional environment has a positive association with the performance of the teachers. This study brings into light the opposite side of the worldwide results. This will open grounds for future researchers to work in this area in different contexts to explore that whether a negative correlation exists in other contexts and if so, what factors are contributing to developing such a negative relationship.
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Kigenyi, Erisa & Kakuru, Doris & Ziwa, Gertrude. (2017). School environment and performance of public primary school teachers in Uganda. International Journal of Technology and Management, 1-14.
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Medley, D. M. (1977). Teacher Competence and Teacher Effectiveness. A Review of Process-Product Research.
Mureithi, Z. N., & Mwangi, B. N. (2019). Influence of selected factors on academic performance of public preschool learners in nyeri central sub-county, nyeri county, kenya. Journal of Education and Practices, 2(1), 16-16.
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Park, C. K., Lim, D. H., & Ju, B. (2016). Transformational leadership and teacher engagement in an international context. Handbook of research on global issues in next-generation teacher education, 22-42. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9948-9.ch002 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9948-9.ch002
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