Discipline as a Predicting Factor of Quality Teaching Learning Process at Primary Schools of Southern Punjab

Abstract

This study deals with discipline as a predicting factor of quality teaching learning process at primary schools of southern Punjab. There are number of factors that are responsible for quality teaching learning process, discipline is one of them. Objectives were set are to identify the role of discipline in teaching learning process at primary school level; to determine the extent of discipline in teaching learning process in schools of southern Punjab; to highlight the effectiveness of positive discipline in teaching learning process in primary schools of southern Punjab and to identify the factors of quality teaching learning process in primary schools of southern Punjab. Mixed method approach was employed to conduct the study. The study was descriptive in nature. The population of the study was considered the public head teachers and PST teachers at government schools. Researcher randomly selected 15 public primary schools, 75 teachers and 15 head teachers as a sample from three tehsils of Bahawalpur district. In current study questionnaire, semi-structured interview and observation sheet was used as a research tool to collect data. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. To analyze the items, the statistical techniques of mean score and one-independent t-test were used. Major findings of the study reveal that being a teacher I am, causes of students’ indiscipline, quality education means to me, me being a teacher have, me with my students, standards for provision of quality education and role of students in teaching learning process. Conclusion shows that discipline is a main factor that effect on quality teaching learning process.