Challenges of Head Teachers in Conducting PEC Exams

Presented By Muhammad Imran Shahid Muhammad Irfan Ghouri Muhammad Farhad Naveed Ramzan Shumaila Imran Qurratulain Siddique Salma Liaqat Samina Islam Salma Sattar Shumaila Riaz

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Parts of Research ReportIntroductionLiterature ReviewResearch MethodologyTool DevelopmentData AnalysisConclusionsRecommendations

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IntroductionAutonomous bodyStarted in 2006Grade 5 and Grade 8 ExaminationIn 2015 more than 1.2 million student of grade

5 and 0.9 million students of grade 8 both from public and private sector from 36 districts of Punjab were registered to take exams under PEC. Statement of the ProblemStatement of problem is challenges of head teacher in conducting PEC examination”

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IntroductionObjectives of the Study

• To investigate the managerial issues and challenges of Head teachers in conducting PEC exams.

• To find out availability of basic facilities in conducting exams

• To analyze disciplinary obstacles in conducting PEC exams

• To give suggestion in this regardResearch Question

What are the disciplinary problems faced by the Head Teachers?

What are the problems related to sitting arrangement of students?

What should be the basic facilities for PEC exams?How the unfair means affect the Head teacher

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Introduction

Significance of Study• Understand the real challenges face by Head

Teacher• To improve his managerial skills• Highlight the problems in PEC exams • Further policy making regarding PEC exams• Teacher learnings outcomesHelpful in further researches.

Delimitations of StudyDue to limited time and limited resources the

present study was delimited to the male Head Teachers of Multan District only.

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Literature ReviewPunjab Examination Commission is an autonomous

body set up by the Government of the Punjab to assess grade 5 and grade 8 students learning level.

It also provides feedback to Education Department, District Education Officer, Curriculum developers, Schools, parents and students.

Design, develop, implement, maintain, monitor and evaluate system of examination for elementary education;

Collect data for research to improve curricula and teaching methodology

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Literature ReviewThe assessment domains for Grade 5 candidates are Maths,

Science, English, Urdu, Social Studies, and Islamiat. For candidates in Grade 8 there is also Computer Sciences or Arabic, plus one other subject from a list of electives.

The language of the assessments reflects the language of subject instruction Urdu or English.

Grade V and VIII examination is mandatory as per government policyDifficulties in conducting PEC to school’s head teachers

Challenges may be derived from both internal and external sources

The school buildingLack of coordination and support from educational

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGYNature of study

Population

Sampling

Instrumentation

Collection of Data

Analysis of Data

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Tool Development. Questionnaire Questionnaire was developed to collect data.

It has three parts.

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Personal InformationProblems related to Head TeachersSitting ProblemManage Own School StaffShortage of basic facilitiesProblems of provision roomsProblems of online registration

to ensure transparencyUse of unfair means Problems of leakage paperProblems of booti mafia Problems of psychological stressProblems out of course paper Open-ended Questions

DATA ANALYSIS

Sitting Arrangement

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Statement

Response Frequency

Percentage

You are facing sitting problems for parents/guardian who come along with students

SDA 3 15DA 2 7UND 1 3A 5 45SA 4 30TOTAL 15 100

DATA ANALYSISShortage of basic facilities83% respondents agreed, 15% disagreed and 2% were undecidedProblems of provision rooms95% respondents agreed, 4% disagreed and 1% was undecidedProblems of online registration 70% respondents agreed, 25% disagreed and 5% was undecidedProblems to ensure transparency83% respondents agreed, 11% disagreed and 3% was undecidedUse of unfair means

88% respondents agreed, 10% disagreed and 2% was undecided

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CONCLUSION Security issue was not a big problem for Head Teachers in

conducting examination. Sitting arrangement was a problem Lack of funds was not a problem for Head Teachers. management of school staff was a problem for Head. basic facilities was a problem for Head Teachers in

conducting exams. provision of rooms was a big problem The online registration is also a big problem by largely

respondents. to ensure transparency was discussed as a big problem by

large group of respondents

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RECOMMENDATIONS There should be proper sitting arrangements of students during PEC

exams. Division of work should be properly managed between school staff. Basic facilities should be provided during PEC exam. Sufficient number of rooms should be provided for conduction of PEC

exam. Online registration process should be properly planned and managed. The use of unfair means should be avoided during PEC exams. Leakage of paper should be avoided. Booti mafia should be avoided. Psychological stress should be avoided during conducting exams. Paper should only be made from syllabus. Out of course paper should

be discouraged. There should be proper maintenance of discipline.

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