In contrast to the product approach to writing, the process approach entails planning, drafting editing and revising stages. Blog an online platform for practicing process approach has long been used by EFL teachers to develop their students' writing skill. But in Bangladeshi rural higher education context, its efficacy is yet to be investigated. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of using blogs to enhance student writing skills at tertiary level at a private university located in a rural area of Bangladesh. It focuses on the advantages of incorporating blogs as a virtual writing platform for [...]

The interdisciplinary research aims to investigate the perception of students about perceived service quality and measure the individual effect of each of the six factors of service quality on student engagement. The study was quantitative in nature and cross-sectional survey design was used in the paradigm of positivism. The researchers used the cluster sampling technique and sample comprised of 500 students from six public universities of Lahore. Descriptive and inferential statistics were to find out the factors of satisfying and dissatisfying in higher education through six dimensions of quality services (infrastructure, teachers teaching, academic planning, campus life, leadership, quality management). [...]

English enjoys the status of a second language (L2) owing to the colonial past and the socioeconomic benefits linked with the instrumental use of the language under globalization. The language is prescribed as compulsory alongside Urdu in the national curriculum right through primary to tertiary education. Nevertheless, the learning outcomes are not synchronous with the attention language receives in education or society. In the past two decades, the social turn in second language acquisition and learning calls to investigate the language learning process in its situated context and the learner-centered approach emphasizes detailed systematic analysis of the learner's needs and [...]

Parental bonding is a crucial component for the acquisition of a positive attitude and better academic performance among students. In this study, the correlational research design was to investigate the relationship among parental bonding, self-regulation, proactive attitude, and academic performance in university students. Data consisted of 200 university students with ages ranging from 18 to 24, selected through non-probability purposive sampling technique. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation data collection was undertaken through an online Google form. Parental Bonding Instrument, Self-Regulation Scale (SRS), Proactive Attitude Scale (PA), demographic sheet, and recently obtained GPA of each participant were used for data [...]

As college students are in a period of transitioning from teenage years to adulthood, they typically will experience multiple levels of psychological distress, and these stressors influence their studies. This research presents to investigate the relationship between psychological distress and academic adjustment in technical college students in Kuching, Sarawak. This research used a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional survey. The instruments in this study applied the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-34 (CCAPS-34) for psychological distress domains and the Academic Adjustment Scale (AAS) for academic adjustment domains. The students were given a web link to the survey questionnaire. The respondents [...]

This paper examines the potential of Creative Commons (CC) for the wider creation and diffusion of creative work and open educational resources (OER). Through a conceptual review approach, 'innovation' and 'issues' about the use of CC licenses are explored. CC is a viable option for creators to showcase innovative and creative work, and publish and distribute contextual OER on diverse subject matter. It accelerates collaboration and participation in a community of practice (CoP). However, readiness to share work under CC licenses is crucial for wider open educational practice (OEP). Despite its support towards affordances for education, it is not yet [...]

The integration of ICT in teaching and learning has taken center stage across the world. Many countries in developed and developing countries alike have adopted this integration. The integration of ICT is however dependent on the perceptions of teachers.This study aimed to find out the perception of teachers on the use of ICT in teaching and learning. Findings from this study reveal that teachers in Malawi have a negative perception in the integration of ICT in teaching and learning. The study also reveals that there are personal attributes that influence the integration of ICT in education. [...]

Leadership is a process between subordinates and their leaders where the leader attempts to influence subordinates' performance, conduct and behaviors to attain the organizational outcomes. Organizational accomplishment in attaining its aims and visions hinges on the leaders of the organization and their leadership styles or traits. This study aims to describe the relationship between school Principals' leadership traits and the job satisfaction of their subordinate teachers. Moreover, the researcher aims to investigate the difference in leadership traits based on the gender of school principals. While utilizing a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 202 school teachers in Lahore, Pakistan. The [...]

The real essence of formative feedback has been a missing element in teachers' formative assessment practices in the classrooms. This paper analyses the existing practices of teachers' feedback in the context of classrooms in Pakistan. Mainly teachers were found unable to provide quality feedback that could support students' learning outcomes. The teachers' comments include summative judgments, mainly. A number of challenges faced by the teachers was their lack of understanding and skills to provide formative feedback and limited approach to teaching social studies in the classrooms. The study was done in one district of the country but the findings could [...]

The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants which led to fake news sharing over social media about COVID-19. Further, this study intends to analyze the moderating effect of psychological distress on the relationship between the considered motivators and gratifications in higher education Pakistani students. This paper aims to study the Uses and Gratification approach by adding other determinants. Additionally, it is significant to examine the impact of altruism and psychological distress as a moderator on sharing fake news about COVID-19 over social media among higher education students. This study acquired the sample through a questionnaire survey which [...]