Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the dysfunction at the higher secondary
level through empirical data and propose recommendations based on the
study's findings. While focusing on government intermediate colleges,
closed-ended questionnaires were used to collect data from intermediate
students (XI, XII), n=383; college teachers (Lecturers and Assistant
Professors), n=342; and college principals (morning and evening shifts),
n=56. Review of the past literature and consultation with college
professors helped in the development and validation of the
questionnaires, whereas their reliability was tested to be satisfactory
based on the pilot data. Four hypotheses were formulated for the study,
and their validity was tested through the application of the chi-square
test. In the first hypothesis, college teachers were found to be related to
the opinion that the system of examination promotes rote learning. In the
second hypothesis, intermediate students were found to be related to the
opinion that private supplementary tuitions cause students' absence in
colleges. In contrast, in the third hypothesis, no relationship was found
between college principals and the opinion that students' low attendance
in college causes their academic achievement to be low. The fourth
hypothesis did not find a relationship between intermediate students and
the opinion that the lack of teacher accountability causes teachers to skip
their classes. Concluding the findings, the majority of the teachers agreed
that the system of examination encourages rote learning; the majority of
students agreed that private coaching centers are damaging to student
attendance in colleges; the majority of principals did not agree that
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students’ low attendance is related to low academic achievement; and the
majority of students did not agree that teachers skip their lectures due to
the lack of accountability. Recommendations included promoting
conceptual learning, learning from the private tuition industry's success,
public-private partnership, and without 75% attendance, students should
not be allowed to appear in the examinations.
Mehmood Ahmed Usmani, Tansif-ur-Rehman, Sajida Parveen. (2021) Empirical Evaluation of Dysfunction at the Higher Secondary Level of Education in Karachi, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume-31, Issue-2.
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