COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OF PUNJAB AND KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

The study focused the teaching strategies used in higher education system of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The objective was to compare the teaching strategies of the higher education teachers in both provinces for better learning. The study was descriptive in nature. Hence, 1638 students from the universities of Punjab and 1110 students from the universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were comprised of population. Total 313 students from three universities of the Punjab i.e. Bahaudin Zakriya University (Multan), University of Punjab (Lahore) and University of Sargodha in (Sargodha) and 285 students from three Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa i.e. Gomal University (D I Khan), Abdul Wali Khan University (Mardan) and University of Peshawar (Peshawar) who were enrolled in the morning session 2014-2016 were randomly selected for sample. The questionnaire was developed on five point Likert scale. Through Cronbach Alpha, reliability of the questionnaire was checked and score was .738. Independent sample t-test was applied. It was found that teachers in both the provinces practice the lecture method in their respective classes rather than using different teaching strategies. It was concluded that teachers in both the provinces were found hesitant to use A-V aids in their respective classes.