Teachers' Perceptions about the Implementation of Activity Based Teaching at Primary School Level in Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

The activity-based teaching method is a technique adopted by a teacher to emphasize his/her method of teaching through activity. The key purpose of this study was to explore the teachers' perceptions about the implementation of activity-based teaching at the primary school level in Punjab, Pakistan. This study was quantitative and descriptive in nature. The sample consisted of 800 teachers from 200 schools through a multi-stage random sampling technique. The questionnaire was used on a five-point Likert scale for data collection. Inferential statistical analysis techniques such as frequency, percentage, mean scores, standard deviation and independentsample t-test were used for data analysis. The results of the study illustrated that activity-based teaching had a positive effect on students' achievement. It is concluded that female teachers were more agreed about the implementation of teaching-learning strategies in activitybased teaching as compared to male teachers. It was recommended that workshops and seminars should be organized for the training and re-training of teachers on using activity-based teaching methods in primary classes.