http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).51
10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).51
Published : Sep 2019
Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students
The purpose of this research study was to analyze the impact of professional development courses on teaching practices of the teachers A quantitative approach was adopted to solve the query, a questionnaire having close-ended questions was developed to collect data. The population of the study was teachers' trainers and heads of the institutions. The purpose of including trainers was to understand what types of courses offered by the teachers training institutes while inclusion heads to know about the changes found in the personalities of the teachers after attending a course. The analysis of collected data reveals that training institutes are offering general courses instead of subject-oriented courses, and resultantly teachers are unable to have appropriate subject related activities during their classroom teaching. Therefore, it is recommended that subject-oriented professional development courses should be designed for the teachers who will ultimately help teachers in using more appropriate activities during their teaching
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Continuous Professional Development; and Appropriate Learning Activities
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(1) Muhammad Ali Shaikh
Vice Chancellor, Media Studies and Communication Studies, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Stephen John
Associate Professor, Department of Education, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Kamal Haider
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Shaikh, M. A., John, S., & Haider, K. (2019). Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students. Global Regional Review, IV(III), 466-473. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).51
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CHICAGO : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Kamal Haider. 2019. "Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students." Global Regional Review, IV (III): 466-473 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).51
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HARVARD : SHAIKH, M. A., JOHN, S. & HAIDER, K. 2019. Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students. Global Regional Review, IV, 466-473.
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MHRA : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Kamal Haider. 2019. "Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students." Global Regional Review, IV: 466-473
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MLA : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Kamal Haider. "Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students." Global Regional Review, IV.III (2019): 466-473 Print.
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OXFORD : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, John, Stephen, and Haider, Kamal (2019), "Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students", Global Regional Review, IV (III), 466-473
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TURABIAN : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Kamal Haider. "Continuous Professional Development: A Source of Appropriate Learning Activities for Students." Global Regional Review IV, no. III (2019): 466-473. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).51