18 articles in this issue
Mubashar Majeed Qadri
The emergence of new ODL institutions and keenness of conventional universities to offer online degree programs in higher education predict its popularity. However, the challenge of how to ensure the quality of learning in ODL institutions is also emergin... see more
Naila Naseer,Shaista Majid
The purpose of the study was to predict academic achievement ofdistance learners from Locus of Control. The study was delimited toteacher education Programs (M.A., M.Ed and B.Ed) offered byuniversities of Pakistan through distance learning mode. A total n... see more
Nasreen Hussain
This paper explores the learning styles and approaches of Englishlanguage teachers enrolled in master’s program at an Open University inPakistan. A total of 78 male and female teachers who were in their laststage of writing their dissertation at an open u... see more
Muhammad Javed,Akhtar Ali,Azhar Mahmood
Globalization affects students’ asynchronous learning. The termasynchronous is usually used to describe communications in whichinformation can be transmitted intermittently rather than in a steadystream. The current study aimed to identify the impact of g... see more
Syed Abdul Siraj,Nasir Mahmood,Bakht Rawan
This study evaluates comparative effectiveness of teaching modes i.e. video programmes, tutorial, textbook, and online web being used in Distance Education system of Chinese Open University, Beijing. Special emphasis has been given to video programmes. Po... see more
Jahan Ara Shams,Muhammad Zafar Iqbal,Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
The main objective of the study was to investigate the assessmentliteracy of university teachers. The study was quantitative in nature.A survey was conducted to investigate the assessment literacy ofregular teaching faculty of universities. A total of 575... see more
Muhammad Samiullah,Muhammad Zaigham Qadeer
The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of communicativeapproach on proposal/synopsis writing skills of students at Allama IqbalOpen University Islamabad as it was found from the literature thatCommunicative Language Teaching (CLT) had a n... see more
Mujahid Shah,Muazzam Sharif,Wajid Riaz
The paper investigated the differences between teacher-centered (TC) and leaner-centered (LC) methods and the views of the students about the same in an academic context in Pakistan. Keeping in view the nature of research, mainly a qualitative research me... see more
Nabi Bux Jumani,Samina Malik,Humaira Akram
This article presents challenges and successes of Blended Learning experienced by students and faculty members of Directorate of Distance Education, International Islamic University Islamabad. The study has followed mixed method approach including sequent... see more
Babar Hussain Shah
This research study was conducted to discover use of ICT in DistanceEducation by exploring interest and preference of ICT between studentsof rural and urban background at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad Pakistan. The study was aimed to establish th... see more
Ifra Sohail,Tanzila Nabeel,Munawar Malik
The purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of computer-assisted (CA) phonological instructions on three levels of phonological awareness (PA) i.e. shallow, intermediate and deep on children and PA skill level comparison of hearing aid users an... see more
Neelam Nisar
This research was aimed to explore the students’ attitude towards the use of mobile technology in distance education. The tool of research has been developed according to the standards of five-point Likert scale which is widespread and authentic for analy... see more
Muhammad Rizwan,Saddaf Ayub,Saeed Khan
In this study the effects of using interactive whiteboards on the achievement of higher secondary students in respect of English vocabulary teaching were examined. The sample of the study comprised of 80 2nd year students of GCHSS No 1 Haripur District. T... see more
Muhammad Ajmal,Mariam Rafique
The purpose of the study was to find the relationship between academicself-concept and academic achievement of distance learners. Theacademic self-concept of distance learners was measured by the Liu andWang (2005) academic self-concept scale which was ad... see more
This research study was conducted to discover use of ICT in Distance Education by exploring interest and preference of ICT between students of rural and urban background at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad Pakistan. The study was aimed to establish ... see more
Rahat Mand,Niaz Muhammad Aajiz,Mohammad Nabi
The purpose of this study is to analyze critically the two main categories of teachers’ unions as progressive and aggressive teachers’ unions and their positive and negative effects on students’ achievements at secondary school level. The researcher there... see more
Zafar Hayat,Muhammad Sarwar
Peaceful coexistence for a stable and progressing world demands the creation of a culture of peace which may be developed by teaching certain peace values. This study examines the presence of peace values in the textbooks of compulsory subjects (English, ... see more
Arooj Malik,Kashif ur Rahman
Present study focuses on examining the nature of supervision often unreported by the career-oriented, educated and passionate individuals in banking profession. The objective of the present study is to empirically validate the differences (if any) between... see more