Awareness of Non-Verbal Teaching Techniques Among the Primary Teachers of an Under Privileged School in Karachi: A Case Study
Keywords:
Non-Verbal teaching techniques, observation.Abstract
This research aimed to check the awareness of non-verbal teaching techniques among primary teachers of an Under Privileged School Karachi. The researcher conducted a case study research. The objectives of the research were: to examine the use of Non-Verbal teaching techniques in the classroom by teachers. To investigate teachers’ awareness of Non-Verbal teaching techniques. The study examined the hypotheses that the awareness of Non-Verbal Teaching Techniques among primary teachers of the Under Privileged School network is very low. The research question was about the use of Non-Verbal Teaching Techniques by Primary school teachers at the Under Privileged School network. The researcher combined qualitative and quantitative approaches by including both qualitative and quantitative data. Tools of data collection for the study were five points Likert scale self-constructed Questionnaire and the observation checklist. For this study, census and sample survey used and six primary class teachers of the Under Privileged School observed by the researcher. The researcher examined the use of Non-Verbal Teaching Techniques by primary teachers of the school network through observation. The researcher investigated the awareness of teachers regarding Non-Verbal Teaching Techniques through questionnaires. Questionnaires interpreted with the help of frequency and percentage method in SPSS and the qualitative data analyzed through thematic approach. The results of this study revealed that mostly teachers were aware about the concept and the use of nonverbal communication in class but they not fully implement their knowledge of non-verbal strategies. The key recommendations are that school administration should arrange special training programs for teachers to enhance their awareness about the use of non-verbal communication in teaching and teachers should practice of non-verbal communication along with verbal communication. Teachers must apply their knowledge of non-verbal communication in the classroom to make teaching-learning process more confident and motivating.
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