Assessing the Utilization Of Modern Technologies in the Public Secondary School Teachers at Karachi in Sindh

  • Khadim Hussain Dahri
  • Abdul Jabbar Dahri
  • Ms Nagina
Keywords: Utilization, Modern technology, public school, Secondary teachers

Abstract

Technology integration and technology-based practices in the daily routines in school management can be integral part to achieving significant improvements in teaching and learning. It further transforms classrooms with digital learning tools and enhances, learning experiences, and supports the learner in the innovation of contents. This study explored the utilization of modern technologies to managing secondary public schools in Karachi. The quantitative
research design was used and three research questionnaires were utilized and validated by experts’ opinions. The data was collected through stratified random sampling technique from (35) teachers belong from 05, different public secondary schools which located at sadder town Karachi in Sindh. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation was maintained to analysis the reliability which is value are 0.73. Mean and standard deviation were used to get answered from the research questions. The study findings showed that there is low utilization of modern technologies and no proper attention and due weightage was given in this component at public secondary schools in Karachi. It was also recommended that IT equipped Lab should be constructed with regular funding were allocated by the concerned authorities to enhance the proper utilization of modern technologies in public secondary schools in Karachi. Moreover, it was also recommended that teachers should effectively play their proper role to provide maximum opportunities to students and modify contents with latest teaching techniques and focus be given on proper delivery in the classroom teaching and learning.

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Published
2023-02-15
How to Cite
Dahri, K., Dahri, A., & Nagina, M. (2023). Assessing the Utilization Of Modern Technologies in the Public Secondary School Teachers at Karachi in Sindh. Journal of Social Sciences and Media Studies, 5(1), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.58921/jossams.05.01.0193