Analysis of Effective Communication and Proficient Use of Information and Communication Technologies: A Case Study of Secondary School Teachers of Pakistan

Abstract

The study was aimed to analyze the effectiveness of secondary school teachers’ communication competencies and proficient use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The main objectives of the study were: (a) to integrate effective communication and proficient use of information communication technology based on national professional standards for teachers, and (b) to categorize secondary school teachers’ communicative and ICTs competencies based on five levels defined in rubrics. The population of the study consisted of secondary school teachers of Punjab Province. To conduct the observational survey of this research, a sample of 453 participants from Punjab province were selected to observe the teachers in field directly. The collected data through observational checklist were analyzed with the help of software (SPSS) by using statistical formulas of chi-square, simple mean and percentage. The analysis of various levels concludes that more than half of the secondary school teachers did not know the importance of communication skills in teaching. Further this research study concluded that the use of ICTs in classroom also remained a question mark for teachers. More than half of the teachers rarely knew about the effective use of information and communication technologies.