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IMPACT OF SCIENCE TEACHERS ATTITUDE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN LAHORE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).23      10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).23      Published : Jun 2022

Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore

Abstract

    The present study was designed to find out the effect of science teachers' attitudes on the academic performance of secondary graders. This study was quantitative in nature that employed a causal comparative research design. The tools used to measure the attitude of teachers was a questionnaire, while academic achievement was determined from the result of BISE. The data collection tool was validated by experts to check its validation, while the reliability of the tool was ensured by piloting it on 80 students. The final version of the questionnaire has a reliability value 0.83. for data collection, 700 teachers were sampled from the total population by using purposive sampling and a questionnaire was administered to them by the researchers personally. The results of the data show that the attitude of teachers are varied across different factors.

    Science, Academic Achievement, Attitude, Secondary

    (1) Mubashara Akhtar
    Assistant Professor, University of Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Marina Ilyas
    Lecturer, Higher Education Department.
    (3) Ghulam Dastgir
    Lecturer, University of Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Akhtar, M., Ilyas, M., & Dastgir, G. (2022). Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(II), 242 - 250 . https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).23

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Akhtar, Mubashara, Marina Ilyas, and Ghulam Dastgir. 2022. "Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II): 242 - 250 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).23

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    HARVARD : AKHTAR, M., ILYAS, M. & DASTGIR, G. 2022. Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 242 - 250 .

MHRA

    MHRA : Akhtar, Mubashara, Marina Ilyas, and Ghulam Dastgir. 2022. "Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 242 - 250

MLA

    MLA : Akhtar, Mubashara, Marina Ilyas, and Ghulam Dastgir. "Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.II (2022): 242 - 250 Print.

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    OXFORD : Akhtar, Mubashara, Ilyas, Marina, and Dastgir, Ghulam (2022), "Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II), 242 - 250

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Akhtar, Mubashara, Marina Ilyas, and Ghulam Dastgir. "Impact of Science Teachers' Attitude on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary Level in Lahore." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. II (2022): 242 - 250 . https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).23