Abdul Sattar Gopang, Summayya Sattar Gopang, Zubair Ahmed Chachar
{"title":"Analysis of the Effects of Teachers’ Scaffolding on Project-Based Learning of BS- English Students of University of Sindh","authors":"Abdul Sattar Gopang, Summayya Sattar Gopang, Zubair Ahmed Chachar","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v3i1.1272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v3i1.1272","url":null,"abstract":"The present study investigates the effects of scaffolding on project-based learning (PjBL) of BS-English students at the University of Sindh. The objectives of the study were to disclose students' behaviour and the impacts of scaffolding during project work. This study adopts the mixed research methods under the explanatory research design to obtain the answers to the research questions. This study used questionnaires and reflection accounts for data collection. The statistical packages for social sciences (IBM SPSS Statistics version 23) were used for questionnaire data analysis and reflection accounts' data were analysed through content analysis. Considering data analysis distinct major themes emerged that were associated with the benefits and challenges of scaffolding and PjBL. Moreover, in the Pakistani context rarely teachers and students are familiar with modern ELT methods and their implementation is quite challenging. It is therefore recommended that mainly in PjBL teachers focused on the outcomes of the project but it is important to consider whether students acquire various skills during project work which is also the integral aim of PjBL. Hence, teacher's scaffolding is not confined to the completion and outcomes of the project but the teacher must observe whether the student develops the language and soft skills during project work.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130410040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integration of Distributed Generators and Shunt Capacitor Banks to Minimize Power Loss and Enhance Voltage Stability Index","authors":"Faraz Ahmed","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v3i1.1122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v3i1.1122","url":null,"abstract":"A substantial quantity of real power loss is accounted for the distribution system due to its radial nature. Efficient and secure operation of a distribution system, it is necessary to minimize the active power loss and the system’s voltage stability index (VSI). Power loss and VSI in the distribution system can be minimized with the optimal integration of distributed genera","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"22 6S 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122816084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abul Ala Mukhtar Soomro, Shahid Hussain Wassan, Dr. Ghulam Muhiuddin Solangi
{"title":"Identification of Effective Strategies for the Enhancement of ECE Enrollment ratio: A Selected Study of District Kamber Shahdadkot and Khairpur Mir’s schools.","authors":"Abul Ala Mukhtar Soomro, Shahid Hussain Wassan, Dr. Ghulam Muhiuddin Solangi","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1177","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a form of education which has been introduced in Pakistan from 3-8years old children till the beginning of formal education. The study is aimed at to explore the effective strategies in order to intensify the enrollment of ECE. The descriptive survey study was conducted at both public and private sector schools. It is to enhance the enrollment of ECE children. Head masters, ECE teachers, and students of the locality formed population of the study. Random sampling technique was made to generalize the results of sample. After the collection of data from two Questionnaires first from Head teachers and second from ECE teachers’ data were analyzed in quantitative methods through the SPSS 23 version. As the conclusion is to enhance enrollment of students, has been projected to address the real elements of enrollment in order to increase it at the rapid pace. The main concern of this research study deal the issues of lesser enrollment at ECE level shortage of well trained teachers, lack of material, malnutrition, poverty, and health pandemic COVID-19, to specify the strategies for enhancement of enrollment ratio of ECE students such as integral formation, didactic activities, professional performance of head teachers and teachers, immediate response to pandemic and manipulation of mass, digital media, reconstruction of connectivity between stakeholders, separation of ECE teachers with integration of innovative activities such as STEM and STEAM, ICT for holistic development of children. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Early Childhood Education, issues and challenges Identification of strategies, Enhancement of enrollment.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122159263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Gendered Academy: Women’s Career Progression in Pakistani Universities","authors":"Rabia Ali, Usman Mamoona, Khan Muhammad Ilyas","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1187","url":null,"abstract":"Academy in Pakistan is a gendered space that manifests and nurtures various forms of inequalities. This paper examines women’s experiences of working in Pakistani academies focusing primarily on factors influencing their career progression. Data for this paper is drawn from larger qualitative research on the experiences of women in the academy. Phenomenological interviews were carried out with fourteen participants including professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers from two Public universities in Pakistan. The paper unveils the struggles of women academics in sustaining in the academy due to prevailing gender norms. Several organizational challenges were narrated by the participants including; difficulties in conducting and publishing academic research, discrimination in appointments and promotion practices, workplace favoritism, lack of networking opportunities, and absence of mentors for junior faculty. Resultantly, women professors, irrespective of their ranks, qualifications, skills, and confidence, feel frustrated and find it difficult to contribute effectively to teaching and research. The paper contributes to the global debates on gender inequalities experienced by women in the academy. These findings call for a more gender-balanced approach in the academy to include women as equal stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115357460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Students’ Misconceptions and their Causes in Photosynthesis and Respiration: A Case Study of a Private Sector School of Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan","authors":"Khola Anwar, Roshan Ali, Azmat Qadeer, Khan Zada, MPhil Student","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1194","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000The aim of this study is to find out the misconceptions about the photosynthesis and respiration processes and their causes among elementary levels of Science students. When students come into the classrooms they have a lot of misconceptions/ alternative ideas based on their previous understanding, learning experiences, and observation of their surroundings. It started from the initial level where children construct their knowledge by observing the world. These ideas, beliefs, observations, and make their preconceptions. This research had been conducted to find out the misconceptions about respiration and photosynthesis and their causes. The nature of this research study is an exploratory case study from the private school of Sukkur, Sindh. Semi-structured interviews and unstructured observations were done to conduct the data for this research study to investigate the misconceptions in Science. One private school was selected for this research in Sukkur. The sample size for this research was eight students in class eight and two science teachers. Four girls and four boys were chosen and two teachers, one male, and one female were chosen to conduct the data. The semi-structured interviews were recorded by teachers and students and then translated and transcribed. After that, read the code and identify the patterns. The codes were assigned to the responses of participants based on similarities and differences. The themes were extracted from the coding of the responses and categorized into seven themes and one sub-theme. It was determined that students had many misconceptions about photosynthesis and respiration processes.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129652630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdul Bari Khan, Huda Irshad Siddiqui, Wajiha Bakhtiyar, Hafiza Sana Mansoor
{"title":"Ideology of the West in Hamid’s the Reluctant Fundamentalist","authors":"Abdul Bari Khan, Huda Irshad Siddiqui, Wajiha Bakhtiyar, Hafiza Sana Mansoor","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i2.1183","url":null,"abstract":"This study intends to explore the ideology of the West in The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid who successfully portrayed the impact of 9/11 to view the ideology of the West for the East (Muslims). Edward Said’s Orientalism is an idea that represents views of the West about the East that fails to understand the cultural differences and perceives the East as biased, and subvert being opposed to reality. This idea of the West is rooted in the history of colonization and racism. The study follows qualitative research in the literary work of The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid through the dialogues of Changez. The novel depicted Changez as a reluctant fundamentalist and he was encountered of being Muslim due to the violent acts of some extreme radicals, and gave rise to the racist ideology of Islamophobia of the West.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123574573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles as Antibacterial on Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria","authors":"S. Noonari","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1103","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT \u0000In this study the antibacterial effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles(CON) particles on staphylococcus aureus bacteria was investigated. microwave induced technique were used for synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles. sunthesized Cerium oxide nanoparticles were characterized by Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) .It was noted that cerium oxide nanoparticles of 18-29 nanometre size were synthesized. XRD and SEM results found that with increasing synthesization time size of cerium oxide nanoparticles were decreased. The size of CON particles was influenced by the time it took to synthesise them. \u0000It was also found that CON particles antibacterial activity is size dependant.Cerium oxide nanoparticles improved the effectiveness of antibacterial agents in a disc diffusion investigation.With Terivid, Amikin Grasil,velosef, spraxin and ceftriaxone drugs against the staphylococcus aureus bacteria appreciably.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"125 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131203770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syeda Sumbul Shah, Surhan Rafique, Sayeda Sapna Shah, Shahar Bano
{"title":"Exploration of teachers’ teaching practices of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) utilize in different contexts; A literature Review","authors":"Syeda Sumbul Shah, Surhan Rafique, Sayeda Sapna Shah, Shahar Bano","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1040","url":null,"abstract":"This literature review is about the exploration of teachers’ teaching practices of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) teachers utilized in different context’. The findings of this study are based on literature published between the years 2000 and 2020. This document is established as a current analysis of teaching practices of ECCE teachers. The limitation of this paper is that the majority of the study is based on Australia, UK, France, Germany, Pakistan Australia, and USA which restricts the results' worldwide application. The results are presented in seven comprehensive themes; Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Importance of Early Childhood Care and Education, Global status of Early Childhood Care and Education, Challenges in Early Childhood Care and Education, Strengthening in Early Childhood Care and Education, best teaching practices in Early Childhood Care and Education and teaching practices utilized by ECCE teachers in different contexts. At the root, all of these themes reveal the practices of ECCE teachers in different context. This study is directly linked to policymakers, educationist, government leaders, community members, researchers and parents who are interested to make early childhood education more effective and appropriate. However from this literature review it is found that ECCE teachers are not much practicing the effective teaching practices in their classrooms just as; collaborative activity, interactive activity, Hands-on or project based activities. Even it is also found that in many contexts in ECCE physical and social environment was not much conducive for children in order to make their learning effective.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129611654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attitudes of Punjabi Speakers towards their Mother Tongue in Dilawar, Punjab, Pakistan","authors":"Tehmina Kalwar, Iqra Mahmood","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1089","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to investigate attitudes (perceptions, feelings and thoughts) of educated and uneducated Punjabi speakers towards their native language. Researcher made use of quantitative method and the data was collected with the help of questionnaires, from the population of Dilawar, Punjab. Total number of participants were 100; 50 were educated and 50 were uneducated. Out of these 100, researcher had 50 male and 50 female participants. The data was analyzed though SPSS and it was seen that Punjabi speakers disown their mother tongue in Pakistan because it does not give them access to power and job opportunities etc. The negative attitudes of Punjabi speakers towards their language are the reason behind language shift of educated Punjabis Their reasons behind holding negative attitudes are quite instrumental as the state does not give prestigious status to Punjabi language when it comes to academics and jobs. In Pakistan, Punjabis are in the majority but, their language is not having any linguistic right. Therefore, this perception of Punjabis is right in a way that Punjabi is not a bread winning language.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126083646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Self-Efficacy for Online Learning across Young and Old Age Students of Sindh","authors":"Aisha Naz Ansari","doi":"10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30537/sjest.v2i1.1083","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the self-efficacy for online learning during a pandemic across two age groups young (25 and below) and old (above 25) from different schools and universities in Sindh based on five constructs of self-efficacy. These constructs include completion of online courses, social interaction among students, academic interaction among students, interaction with instructors, and handling online tools of course management. This was a quantitative study with a web-based survey. The population of the study was school and university students of Sindh aging from 18 onwards and have taken online classes. The sample (n=162) was selected conveniently. And the data were gathered using an adopted questionnaire of self-efficacy for online learning (SeQoL) which has an excellent Cronbach’s alpha value (0.947). The analysis was done by exploratory, descriptive, and inferential analysis. The results of the study reveal that the old group has shown higher (M= 3.07; SD= 0.57) self-efficacy for online learning as compared to their counterparts in the younger group (M= 2.72; SD= 0.54). The difference was found to be significant (p<0.001) with a medium magnitude (r=0.321). Therefore, the paper concludes that both age groups have a certain level of self-efficacy for online learning. However, the older students have higher self-efficacy than their counterparts. This study presents some limitations and recommendations for both policy and practice levels and for future studies.","PeriodicalId":198519,"journal":{"name":"Sukkur IBA Journal of Educational Sciences and Technologies","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133048306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}