Professional Knowledge and practices of Teachers at Secondary level

Abstract

The study was aimed to explore the professional knowledge and experiences of teachers at
secondary level in District Nowshera. The key objective of the study was to examine the
teachers’ professional knowledge and practices at secondary level. The population of the
study comprised all the 138 principals/headmasters and 948 SST male working teachers of
secondary schools in District Nowshera. Random sampling technique was used for selecting
the sample. A sample of 69 male principals/headmasters and 510 male working teachers from
85 Government Schools of District Nowshera was randomly selected in such a way that six
teachers from each school were selected for collection of data. Data were collected through
three point’s questionnaires. The data were then analyzed through chi-square. The study
revealed that the professional knowledge helped the teachers to know the classroom
problems from discussion with their students to help and assess them. The study found out
that trained teachers know the individual differences of students and contact their parents to
solve the problems regarding the progress of students. On the basis of the findings the
following recommendations were drawn. It is recommended that teachers must be
providedtraining, guidance and counseling regarding students’ problems. The heads should
facilitate students to interact with them and teachers for their academic achievement.