Department of Education

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Department of education provides students a unique experience of academic life with a strong focus on research and career preparation in the chosen field. The department has an impressive spectrum of expertise within the field of education with a faculty that has wide ranging research and teaching interests.

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    Managing Language Learning Anxiety through Psychosocial Classroom Learning Environment.
    (Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences., 2015) Iqbal, Muhammad Zafar
    Learning a language can be very interesting activity, but for some students it may be a problematic exercise. There are some factors like intelligence, motivation; attitude, classroom environment and anxiety that contribute significantly in learning English language. Classroom learning environment plays a pivotal role in teaching learning processes of a language, especially, psychosocial learning environment. Learning English is a compulsion in number of countries like Pakistan. In Pakistan English is being taught as a compulsory subject up to graduation level. Students do not feel at home in English classroom a foreign language classroom in Pakistani perspective. The present study is an attempt to explore the importance of psycho social learning environment for managing English language anxiety. The sample of the study comprised of secondary school students. For data collection two standardized scales were used. For analysis of data correlation and regression were applied. The results showed that the foreign language anxiety can be managed through creating conducive psychosocial learning, especially with teachers’ support, equity, and cohesiveness among students in English language classroom at secondary level.
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    Policy paper: technical and vocational teacher education for promoting entrepreneurship among students.
    (Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2015) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal; Muhammadn Zaheer Asghar
    This paper aims to determine entrepreneurial potential among technical education students and to develop a policy for technical and vocational teacher education for promoting entrepreneurship. Qualitative and quantitative approaches have been utilized in this research paper. Theory of Planned Behavior will be help full for proceeding quantitative research. Survey will be conducted among technical education students for determining entrepreneurial potential among students. It will also observe the impact of technical education on entrepreneurial mind set development. Qualitative approach will be utilized to analyze scheme of studies of technical and vocational education training institutes. Policy will also be analyzed. On the basis of analysis we give recommendations. This study will be help full for promoting entrepreneurial mind set among the youth of the region. It will develop job creating opportunities for socio-economic development of the region. It will also explore the horizons for future research how to develop entrepreneurial technical and vocational curriculum. This study will be help full for policy makers, curriculum developers, future planners and institutions
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    Rasch calibration of general science test at grade-viii in pakistan
    (2012) Muhammad Javid Qadir; Iram Gul Gilani; Abdul Hameed
    The present study aimed at calibration of General Science achievement test for grade (VIII) through Rasch Model. For this purpose a General Science achievement test comprising 45 items was constructed from the text book of General Science for class VIII. Finally the test was administered to 300 students (M/F) in different high schools for boys and girls in Multan District. The answer sheets were scored and results were tabulated. Eleven (11) items were rejected on the basis of F, D and . Fifteen (15) items were to be improved on the basis of F, D and . Remaining all items were good items. Rasch Model indicates that overall test is good to measure the achievement of the students class (VIII) in the subject of General Science. On the basis of findings, major conclusions were drawn: One item was rejected on the basis of facility index (F). Twelve (12) items need improvement on the basis of facility index (F). Thirty two (32) items were very good items on the basis of facility index (F). Seven items were rejected on the basis of discrimination index (D). One item needed improvement on the basis of discrimination index (D). Thirty seven (37) items were good items on the basis of discrimination index (D). Three items were rejected on the basis of phi-co-efficient (). Two items needed improvement on the basis of phi-co-efficient (). Forty items were good on the basis of phi-co-efficient (). Test has high positive test reliability value.22 distracters were to be rejected as attempted by less than 5%.The distracters D(27), B(28), A(31), D(37), B(41), A(43) and B(10) were distracters attracted by high achievers more than low achievers, so they were rejected.