TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE NECESSITY OF PEC EXAMINATIONS IN PUNJAB SCHOOLS PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Punjab Examination Commission is the best examination board, who is the principal to examine the students of Punjab class 5 and 8. It is probable that the standardized assessment items offered by PEC are correlative to the standards of curriculum, and it may be implied that it has a positive effect on the quality of education in Punjab. This makes sure that the assessments are a good measurement of student achievement as well as identify which specific area, if there are any, requires additional student support. The present research aimed at understanding the reasons why teachers regard PEC examination as an instrument for establishing educational quality superiority and to evaluate the performance of the students. The area covered for the purpose of research was in Tehsil Tandlianwala, District Faisalabad. Total number of 69 elementary schools in this tehsil are mentioned in School Information System (SIS). There were a total of 69 elementary schools, all of which consisted of 414 (236 PSTs and 178 ESTs). These 414 teachers made up the population of the present study. From idsurvey.com/en/sample-size-calculator/#ssc, therefore sample size was calculated with a confidence level of 95% and a confidence interval of 5% having 155 teachers (89 primary teachers and 66 elementary teachers). The data were collected through questionnaire. 89 primary teachers and 66 elementary teachers were selected respectively by a proportionate sampling technique. The research tools were designed on the basis of easiness of the respondents. Descriptive and cross-sectional research method will be used. An analysis of the data was done using SPSS software. Additionally, there was a statement with the highest rank, with the Mean of 4.25 and Weighted Score of 658, and 69.0% of the students either agreed or strongly agreed. We can easily see that the discipline in the class is necessary for the development of a good preparation for PEC exam. Second in the place we get "Provide pressure free environment" (Mean = 4.17, Weighted Score = 647), and 65.8% of the respondents agreed on this statement that students should have a comfortable environment (stress free) in which they prepare themselves for PEC exam. However, the use grammar and translation method is ranked as the highest way of teaching (Mean = 4.17, Weighted score = 638), as a high number of participants reported that they usually employ this strategy when preparing students for PEC examination. It means that the teachers still prefer the traditional method of teaching. Among the survey concepts, the second highest ranked teaching strategy (Mean = 4.09, Weighted Score = 630) 'Narrate in small story style' indicates that techniques which students can remember need to be used to teach students. It finally ascertained the current practices and strategies followed by teachers as teachers to equip pupils for PEC examinations and also factors that led to the introduction of the PEC examinations and its significance. Respondents were mostly male experienced educators with 5–10 years of teaching experience and they possessed a greater amount of master’s degree. From all this, we infer that most of the teachers who took part in the study have a firm base of education that is passed to the teaching strategies and being able to provide the students with test examinations.