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Papers by saira soomro
Elementary Education Online, 2021
Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
PurposeRoles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically cha... more PurposeRoles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically changed since COVID-19 outbreak. Considering this, the present study applies servant leadership and social cognitive theories to test three determinants of pedagogical resilience, i.e. servant leadership, professional self-efficacy and workplace thriving. The study also tests moderation of professional self-efficacy between servant leadership and pedagogical resilience.Design/methodology/approachApplying snowball sampling, time-lagged data were collected on T1 and T2 through survey questionnaire from 205 employees of six higher education institutes (HEIs) in Sindh, Pakistan. For data analysis, the study employed structural equation modeling using SmartPLS.FindingsResults indicate that servant leadership and professional self-efficacy predict pedagogical resilience of educators. Moreover, professional self-efficacy moderates the relationship between servant leadership and pedagogical resilie...
This work presents a biosensor operating in the microwave frequencies. This structure is based on... more This work presents a biosensor operating in the microwave frequencies. This structure is based on meta-atoms for S band applications such as quality sensing of consumable goods. Modelling and simulations are carried out through commercially available 3-D electromagnetic solver in this research. Initially, a square meta-atom resonator made up of a highly conductive copper based micro strip line with a small split gap in the centre was built and optimization was run to function at a particular frequency of 2.35 GHz. Transmission and reflection curves were obtained in the first stage when nothing is presented on the surface area of biosensor, and then three different dielectric materials with various dielectric constants, namely 3.4, 4.6, and 5.8, are applied in order to observe its characteristics. During each step of the dielectric coefficient adjustment, a maximum change of about 99.9 MHz in the core resonant frequency is noticed. This has shown that the proposed meta-atom split rin...
Elementary Education Online, 2021
2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2018
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2018
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been to investigate the technol... more Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been to investigate the technological and instructive knowledge of teachers. Many researchers have found this framework a useful tool to explore teachers' awareness regarding TPACK and how do they are relating it in learning and teaching process in different educational settings. During its first generation time period which was from year 2006 to year 2016, TPACK constructs took a decade to get explained and interpreted by researchers. Now, it has entered in its second generation but still contextual aspect yet not being explored in detail. This study addresses two areas; firstly, to measure the TPACK of faculty members of ICT and Education departments of University of Sindh; and secondly, to unfold the impact of four circumstantial/contextual factors (Technological, Culture of Institute, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal) on the selected faculty members in using TPACK into their own subject domains. The results showed that both faculties are already taking in technology along with their teaching practices instead of limited technological resources. Besides this, they were found collaborative in teaching and open to the technology. This study reports the TPACK framework adaptation among higher education faculty members at University of Sindh. It also helped in understanding the intrapersonal beliefs of faculty members regarding technology integration with pedagogical and content knowledge.
Peer tutoring method was applied to observe its special effects on the success and approach of Le... more Peer tutoring method was applied to observe its special effects on the success and approach of Learners in the subject of English. The determinations of the study were to measure the success of the learners in the subject of English before the testing, to expose the experimental group to cross age peer tutoring and the control group to conventional teaching to associate the change in the achievement of students participating in peer tutorials and learners who did not contribute in Peer tutoring. The exercise of peer tutoring across many disciplines is increasing to help in appealing learners for active learning process. It is kindly accepted that educational results. Peer shows a special role in kids’ development in accumulation to parents and instructors. However, the larger variability, autonomy and likeness of peer associations offers children the opportunity for a new kind of relational investigation and assessment. A sample of 137 students were taken from one by convince random...
Education is the support and everybody knows the significance of education no nation can stay ali... more Education is the support and everybody knows the significance of education no nation can stay alive without quality or modern education, that builds the nations and become the cause of affluence it gives the path that leads towards bright feature so every country’s education policy should be made according to the era time and situation our religion. The goal of teacher brilliance for each and every one is proving tough to attain rural areas. Teacher excellence is a input characteristic/determinant of students’ involvement rates and accomplishment levels. It also affects the accomplishment of community impartiality in terms of fairness in educational excellence for students. One contributor to teacher excellence is dedicated expansion though limits on its accessibility. This research paper describes how distance education and ICT improved access, fairness, and brilliance in professional expansion for rural areas in the province of Sindh Pakistan can help increase the literacy rate of...
This paper tries to discover the preparedness of prospective teacher for promoting education for ... more This paper tries to discover the preparedness of prospective teacher for promoting education for sustainable development. The descriptive analytical design was used to accomplish the study. The study was conducted in late 2012. 150 questionnaires were administered and response rate was 75% among them of which 82% were female and 18% were male. The questionnaire was on four point rating scale and statement of each variable was classified into two statuses i.e. present scenario and in future suggested. 79% of the students felt that University of Education (UE) is embedding sustainable development (SD) in its curriculum in one way or the other, whereas 72% voted for “Citizenship Education” as a subject matter for SD taught in UE. 73% of the students thought that the curriculum made them aware about their critical role in local community as well as eco-friendly practices. Nearly all subject matters were favored by students from medium to a large extent to be the part of their curriculum...
Nowadays technology has brought drastic effects on human life. In the field of -learning, the use... more Nowadays technology has brought drastic effects on human life. In the field of -learning, the use of modern technology has become a common trend. At Instructor training institutions, technology has reshaped the training modes. It has equipped the prospective Instructors to become effective Instructors in terms of modern technology usage and new strategies for . In Pakistan, the major transition took place in the field of Instructor learning with the launch of Instructor Learning Project by United States Agency International Development (USAID) in collaboration with HEC, Pakistan. Under this transition, the traditional one-year Instructor learning programs were phased out and new technology integrated four years B.Ed. (Hons.) Instructor learning programs were launched. This study aims to explore the issues and challenges faced by prospective Instructors to use modern technology especially networking sites effectively in learning process. It is based on Technology Acceptance Model (TA...
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2018
International journal of linguistics, literature and culture, 2019
A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a document quickly a... more A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a document quickly and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests, and thus to decide whether to read the document in its entirety. The should be informative and completely self-explanatory, provide a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach, or solution, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 200 words in length. The abstract should be written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be cited. The keyword list provides the opportunity to add keywords, used by the indexing and abstracting services, in addition to those already present in the title. Judicious use of keywords may increase the ease with which interested parties can locate our article.
Humanities and Management Sciences - Scientific Journal of King Faisal University, 2021
Elementary Education Online, 2021
Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
PurposeRoles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically cha... more PurposeRoles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically changed since COVID-19 outbreak. Considering this, the present study applies servant leadership and social cognitive theories to test three determinants of pedagogical resilience, i.e. servant leadership, professional self-efficacy and workplace thriving. The study also tests moderation of professional self-efficacy between servant leadership and pedagogical resilience.Design/methodology/approachApplying snowball sampling, time-lagged data were collected on T1 and T2 through survey questionnaire from 205 employees of six higher education institutes (HEIs) in Sindh, Pakistan. For data analysis, the study employed structural equation modeling using SmartPLS.FindingsResults indicate that servant leadership and professional self-efficacy predict pedagogical resilience of educators. Moreover, professional self-efficacy moderates the relationship between servant leadership and pedagogical resilie...
This work presents a biosensor operating in the microwave frequencies. This structure is based on... more This work presents a biosensor operating in the microwave frequencies. This structure is based on meta-atoms for S band applications such as quality sensing of consumable goods. Modelling and simulations are carried out through commercially available 3-D electromagnetic solver in this research. Initially, a square meta-atom resonator made up of a highly conductive copper based micro strip line with a small split gap in the centre was built and optimization was run to function at a particular frequency of 2.35 GHz. Transmission and reflection curves were obtained in the first stage when nothing is presented on the surface area of biosensor, and then three different dielectric materials with various dielectric constants, namely 3.4, 4.6, and 5.8, are applied in order to observe its characteristics. During each step of the dielectric coefficient adjustment, a maximum change of about 99.9 MHz in the core resonant frequency is noticed. This has shown that the proposed meta-atom split rin...
Elementary Education Online, 2021
2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2018
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2018
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been to investigate the technol... more Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been to investigate the technological and instructive knowledge of teachers. Many researchers have found this framework a useful tool to explore teachers' awareness regarding TPACK and how do they are relating it in learning and teaching process in different educational settings. During its first generation time period which was from year 2006 to year 2016, TPACK constructs took a decade to get explained and interpreted by researchers. Now, it has entered in its second generation but still contextual aspect yet not being explored in detail. This study addresses two areas; firstly, to measure the TPACK of faculty members of ICT and Education departments of University of Sindh; and secondly, to unfold the impact of four circumstantial/contextual factors (Technological, Culture of Institute, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal) on the selected faculty members in using TPACK into their own subject domains. The results showed that both faculties are already taking in technology along with their teaching practices instead of limited technological resources. Besides this, they were found collaborative in teaching and open to the technology. This study reports the TPACK framework adaptation among higher education faculty members at University of Sindh. It also helped in understanding the intrapersonal beliefs of faculty members regarding technology integration with pedagogical and content knowledge.
Peer tutoring method was applied to observe its special effects on the success and approach of Le... more Peer tutoring method was applied to observe its special effects on the success and approach of Learners in the subject of English. The determinations of the study were to measure the success of the learners in the subject of English before the testing, to expose the experimental group to cross age peer tutoring and the control group to conventional teaching to associate the change in the achievement of students participating in peer tutorials and learners who did not contribute in Peer tutoring. The exercise of peer tutoring across many disciplines is increasing to help in appealing learners for active learning process. It is kindly accepted that educational results. Peer shows a special role in kids’ development in accumulation to parents and instructors. However, the larger variability, autonomy and likeness of peer associations offers children the opportunity for a new kind of relational investigation and assessment. A sample of 137 students were taken from one by convince random...
Education is the support and everybody knows the significance of education no nation can stay ali... more Education is the support and everybody knows the significance of education no nation can stay alive without quality or modern education, that builds the nations and become the cause of affluence it gives the path that leads towards bright feature so every country’s education policy should be made according to the era time and situation our religion. The goal of teacher brilliance for each and every one is proving tough to attain rural areas. Teacher excellence is a input characteristic/determinant of students’ involvement rates and accomplishment levels. It also affects the accomplishment of community impartiality in terms of fairness in educational excellence for students. One contributor to teacher excellence is dedicated expansion though limits on its accessibility. This research paper describes how distance education and ICT improved access, fairness, and brilliance in professional expansion for rural areas in the province of Sindh Pakistan can help increase the literacy rate of...
This paper tries to discover the preparedness of prospective teacher for promoting education for ... more This paper tries to discover the preparedness of prospective teacher for promoting education for sustainable development. The descriptive analytical design was used to accomplish the study. The study was conducted in late 2012. 150 questionnaires were administered and response rate was 75% among them of which 82% were female and 18% were male. The questionnaire was on four point rating scale and statement of each variable was classified into two statuses i.e. present scenario and in future suggested. 79% of the students felt that University of Education (UE) is embedding sustainable development (SD) in its curriculum in one way or the other, whereas 72% voted for “Citizenship Education” as a subject matter for SD taught in UE. 73% of the students thought that the curriculum made them aware about their critical role in local community as well as eco-friendly practices. Nearly all subject matters were favored by students from medium to a large extent to be the part of their curriculum...
Nowadays technology has brought drastic effects on human life. In the field of -learning, the use... more Nowadays technology has brought drastic effects on human life. In the field of -learning, the use of modern technology has become a common trend. At Instructor training institutions, technology has reshaped the training modes. It has equipped the prospective Instructors to become effective Instructors in terms of modern technology usage and new strategies for . In Pakistan, the major transition took place in the field of Instructor learning with the launch of Instructor Learning Project by United States Agency International Development (USAID) in collaboration with HEC, Pakistan. Under this transition, the traditional one-year Instructor learning programs were phased out and new technology integrated four years B.Ed. (Hons.) Instructor learning programs were launched. This study aims to explore the issues and challenges faced by prospective Instructors to use modern technology especially networking sites effectively in learning process. It is based on Technology Acceptance Model (TA...
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2018
International journal of linguistics, literature and culture, 2019
A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a document quickly a... more A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a document quickly and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests, and thus to decide whether to read the document in its entirety. The should be informative and completely self-explanatory, provide a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach, or solution, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 200 words in length. The abstract should be written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be cited. The keyword list provides the opportunity to add keywords, used by the indexing and abstracting services, in addition to those already present in the title. Judicious use of keywords may increase the ease with which interested parties can locate our article.
Humanities and Management Sciences - Scientific Journal of King Faisal University, 2021