LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:3 March 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

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Perceptions of Teachers towards Active Learning through
Peer Teaching and Peer Assessment

Omer Farooq
Amir Zeshan
Abdul Hafeez
Mehmood Ul Hassan

Abstract

The current study was to explore teachers’ perceptions towards active learning through Peer teaching and Peer assessment. Target population was Teachers of Punjab, Pakistan while data were collected from 62 teachers in District Pakpattan by adopting random sampling. The response received were analysed on SPSS version 17 quantitatively. The results revealed that teachers had significant value to take up active learning through peer teaching and assessment for the students. They have responses show that this type of technique should be adapted and research also provided suggestions for Government of Punjab and National Accreditation council for Teacher educators to provide professional Training for the Teachers.

Introduction

English is used in Pakistan for official documentation and studying it is compulsory in education. Without studying English, it is argued, progress in any sphere of life is not possible as it is the language of global communication. Teaching of English has been a subject of great importance in the developing countries. In Pakistan lots of efforts have been made to improve the quality of teaching English effectively. Teaching English by adapting new approach of peer teaching and peer assessment may be very effective. Sarwar, et al. (2014) applied this approach in University Sargodha in the education department. The results of this study proved very helpful in promoting interest among the students and they became very confident in improving themselves.

The present test was administered to examine the perceptions of the teachers towards this approach in the teaching of English in District Pakpattan and it was found that the teachers liked and preferred to teach English through this approach when they were explained about the procedure applying peer teaching and peer assessment.

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Omer Farooq
omerchishti@yahoo.com

Amir Zeshan
mirzeshanali@gmail.com

Abdul Hafeez
khhechi@gmail.com

M.Phil. Scholars
Department of English
The University of Lahore
Pakpattan Campus
Pakistan

Mehmood Ul Hassan
Head
Department of English
The University of Lahore
Pakpattan Campus
Pakistan
mehmood.uol@gmail.com

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