Impact of teachers double salary on academic achievement of students with hearning impairment
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2011
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University of Management and Technology
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Government of the Punjab, PakistanDepartment of Special Education is granting double salary incentive to its entire teaching staff since 2004. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of teachers' double salary on academic achievement of students with hearing impairment. This study was conducted to know specifically the impact of teachers double salary on academic achievement of students with hearing impairment who appeared in the secondary School certificate examination held under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (B.I.S.E) Lahore. In this regard ten years results of students with hearing impairment were obtained from the B.I.S.E. This study was conducted to answer the following questions: 1. what is the difference in the S.S.C results of hearing impaired students held under the board of intermediate and secondary education Lahore in the annual examination from 2001 to 2010 before and after teacher's double salary motivation? 2. What is the effect of double salary on academic achievement of students with hearing impairment on the basis of B.I.S.E results? 3. What are special education teacher's perceptions towards double salary incentive? 4. What is association of teacher's perceptions and student's achievements in S.S.C results? 5. What is the perception of teacher trainers, administrators, Deputy Directors and Directors about the teacher's performance after double salary? 6. What is the difference of teachers and administrator's perceptions about the performance of special education teachers after double salary? To know the perception of the administrators, (Directors, Deputy Directors, Principals) teacher trainers and class teachers (Who teach class 10th) a questionnaire was prepared and obtained responses. This data was analyzed and conclusions were drawn. Administrator's responses were compared with the teachers' responses by applying t- test. S.S.C results of the hearing impaired students were obtained from the B.I.S.E were compared with the results of students who appeared in the examination 2001 to 2003( Before double salary of the teachers) to the results who appeared in 2004 to 2010(after double salary) by applying t- test. This study revealed that double salary has positive impact on the academic achievement of students with hearing impairment. Administrators and teachers are also agreed that double salary has positive impact on the performance of the special education teachers.
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M.Phil Thesis, Teaching Staff, teachers--Salary, Hearing