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UNIVERSITY TEACHERS INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN RELATION TO EPISTEMIC AND PEDAGOGICAL BELIEVES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).41      10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).41      Published : Mar 2022

University Teachers' Instructional Practices in relation to Epistemic and Pedagogical Believes

Abstract

    The study examines if the epistemic and pedagogic beliefs of Pakistani university teachers' have relationship with their classroom instructional practices. 100 teachers conveniently selected from both public and private universities situated in Punjab were approached to conduct quantitative survey.Descriptive and inferential statistics including mean and standard deviation and regression respectively were applied to analyze the collected data through SPSS 21. Beliefs and practices of Pakistani university teachers were explored and relationship between them was discovered. Demographic characteristics were also analyzed to see their effects on teachers' beliefs and practices. Significant relationship was found between the variables.

    Pedagogic, Epistemic, Instructional Practices

    (1) Syed Mazhar Ali Kazmi
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Amna Yousaf
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Rizwana Habib
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Kazmi, Syed Mazhar Ali, Amna Yousaf, and Rizwana Habib. "University Teachers' Instructional Practices in relation to Epistemic and Pedagogical Believes." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. I (2022): 425- 438. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).41