CONFERENCE PROGRAM Time Saturday, May 20, 2017 09:00-10:00 am Registration 10:00 am Guest to be Seated 10:35 am Recitation from the Holy Quran Inaugural Session 10:40 am Welcome Address by Prof. Dr. Wasim Qazi, Vice Chancellor, Iqra University, Karachi 10:50 am Keynote Address by Prof. Dr. Robert Griffin, Oklahoma City University, USA 11:00 am Address by Prof. Dr. Ajmal Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi 11:10 am Address by Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali, Executive Director, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan 11:35 am Address of the Chief Guest by Honourable Mr. Muhammad Zubair, Governor of Sindh 11:45 am Presentation of Shields 11:50 am Vote of Thanks by Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Vice Chancellor, University of Sindh 12:00-01:00 pm LUNCH & PRAYER BREAK Plenary Session I Session Chair: Dr. Riaz ul Haq Tariq Session Coordinator: Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Raisani 01:00-02:30 pm Plenary I Plenary II Plenary III Plenary IV Quality Assurance in Higher Education: The Saudi Experience and Lessons for Pak HEIs Dr. Syed Naeem Ahmed Royal Commission of Saudia Arabia Education for Tomorrow: Challenges and Prospects Dr. Rafaqat Ali Akbar Director, institute of Educational Research, University of Punjab, Lahore Computer Modeling and Simulation for Education: Dr. Mazlina Abdul Majid Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Malaysia Ten Thousand Nails Stand Up Robert Thorn Secondary Principal at Aoba-Japan International School, Tokyo, Japan v
02:30-03:00 pm TEA BREAK WORKSHOP I / 4 PARALLEL SESSIONS Venue: Library (4th Floor, EDC) Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Iffat Sultana Workshop I Assesment of Autistic Children Dr. Aftab Alam Khan College of Education & Human Services, Longwood University, Richmond, Virginia, USA Parallel Session I Venue: Conference Room 1 Session Coordinator: Saba Mateen Session Chair: Dr. Abdul Hameed Community Colleges: A New Alternative Model of Education for Pakistan; Dr. Irfan Ahmed Rind Is My Vicinity Child Friendly? Assessment of Pre-School Mothers of Child Friendliness in Karachi; Dr. Shelina Bhamani Instituting Motivational Framework to Arrest School Drop-outs in Rural Areas; Khalid Iqbal Teacher Education in Pakistan: Historic Perspectives, and Prospects; Dr. Mohammad Ramzan Learning Today for Tomorrow - Are we Preparing Students to Accept Challenges and Explore Opportunities?; Dr. Irshad Hussain Problems in Higher Education: Selection, Graduate Program, Predictor of Success; Dr. Naila Siddiqua Parallel Session II Venue: Conference Room 2 Session Coordinator: Rumesa Session Chair: Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment: Access, Facilities and Higher Education Dr. Humara Bano Revisiting Theory and Practice Gaps in the Light of Bloom s Taxonomy Dr. Saleha Parveen Searching a Way Forward for Inclusion of out of School Children in the Schools of Low Income Areas of Sindh; Dr. Parveen Munshi An Investigation into the Measures Taken by the Government of the Punjab Toward Eradication of Violence Against Minors in Pakistan Passion of Teaching; Dr. Khalid Khurshid Performing below the Targeted Level: An Investigation into KS3 Students Attitudes Towards Learning Mathematics; Dr. Nasreen Hussain Impact of Technological Stress on Motivation of Teachers in Private Schools; Tehzeeb Sakina Amir Parallel Session III Venue: Conference Room 3 Session Coordinator: Mujtaba Session Chair: Dr. Uzma Shujaat The Impact of Behavioral Factors on the Selection of Teaching as a Career in the Context of Higher Education, Karachi Pakistan; Dr. Muhammad Asim vi
Utilizing the European Model of Research Education in Pakistan through Horizontal and Vertical Coherence of Quality Education: A Study on HEC related initiatives for Doctoral Education; Munir Hussain Leadership Process & Instructional Leaders in Rural Context Of Sindh; Abdul Nabi Gorchani Assessing Training & Development Needs of School Teachers & Managers; Ambreen Qureshi Impact of Eclectic Therapy in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Nida Anwar Usage of Teacher Professional Development Models - A Case of a Pakistani school; Sarwat Nauman Parallel Session IV Venue: Conference Room 4 Session Coordinator: Dr. Mubashir Session Chair: Dr. Nasir Mehmood Analyzing Instructional Practices of TEFLers at AIOU: A Case Study; Dr. Safdar Bhatti From theory to practice: Assessing B.Ed Hons Program in Terms of Field Application; Syeda Nazish Hasan Learning Engagement: Integrating Social Media in Distance Education; M. Tanveer Afzal Cheating Culture & its Impact on Teaching and Learning practices in Sindh, Pakistan; Ali Raza Khoso Muslim Ummah in the Field of Education; Prof. M. Kashif Iqbal Gratitude as a Predictor of Depressive Attributions; Amena Zehra Ali Plenary Session II Session Chair: Dr. Munawwar Mirza Session Coordinator: Dr. M. Aasim 04:30-06:15 pm Plenary I Plenary II Educational Research in Pakistan: Quality and Relevance Dr. Nasir Mehmood Professor/Chairman Early Childhood Education & Elementary Teacher Education Department, AIOU External School Examination System is Detrimental to Curriculum and Pedagogy Reform in Pakistan: Some Reflections Dr. Mohammad Memon Chairman, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad Plenary III Blended Learning in Teacher Education: Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani Dean, Department of Education and Social Sciences, International Islamic University vii
04:30-06:15 pm Plenary IV Plenary V Aligning Teacher Education with a Right-Based Approach in Education Dr. Abdul Hameed Dean, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, UMT, Lahore Wisdom and Identity of High Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Dr. Aftab A. Khan Department of Special Education, Longwood University, Virginia, USA *** Day End *** viii
Time Sunday, May 21, 2017 WORKSHOP II 09:00-10:00 am Venue: Library (4th Floor EDC) Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Rahat Bhatti Workshop II KPIs and Benchmarking for Institutional Improvement Dr. Syed Naeem Head of the Department, Colleges and Institutes Division, Royal Commission, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Plenary Session III Session Chair: Dr. Shahid Hussain Siddiqui Session Coordinator: Dr. Anjum Bano Kazimi 10:00-11:30 am Plenary I Plenary II Plenary III Innovations and Emerging Trends in Education and Social Sciences for Sustainable Future Dr. Munawwar Mirza Consultant with Virtual University, Former VC of University of Education Lahore, former Chairman NACTE Sustainable Development Through Educational Technologies Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah Chairman Department of Teacher Education, Shah Abdul Latif University, Kahirpur English language Continuum - ENL, ESL, EFL, ELF - Repositioning English Language Dr. Sajida Zaki Professor & Chairperson, Humanities Department, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi Plenary IV Emerging Global Scenario and our Education Relevance Dr. Riaz ul Haq Tariq Chairman NACTE 11:30-12:00 noon TEA BREAK ix
Parallel Session I Venue: Conference Room 1 Session Coordinator: Abdul Mujeeb Farooqui Session Chair: Dr. Khalid Khurshid Paper I: Status of Inclusive Education in Pakistan: Issues, Challenges & Solutions; Dr. Iffet Sultana Gender Differences in Creativity in Private and Government School Students; Saadia Shareef Available Facilities and Problems in Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Survey of Special Schools and Hospitals Working for Autism in Pakistan; Dr. Humera Aziz A Color Term Typology of Pakistani Languages; Saeed Ahmed Rind Analysis of Mathematical Anxiety Among B.Ed Students of Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan; Sehar Muhammad Aslam Pakistan China Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges Related with CPEC; Ayaz Ahmed Khan Parallel Session II Venue: Conference Room 2 Session Coordinator: Nadeem Khan Session Chair: Dr. Irshad Hussain Leadership Behaviour in High-Performing Government Boys Secondary Schools in Quetta: A Grounded Theory Analysis; Waheed Bahadur Tertiary Academic Success: A Review of Factors in the Context of Ecological Model; Maryam Firdous Low Leaning Levels among Girls Students in Rural Primary Schools of Northern Sindh: Current State, Causes and A way forward Dr. Shahid Mughal Factors Affecting the Perceived Academic Performance of MS & PhD Students of Private Institutes of Karachi; Sadaf Gull Interplay between Instructional beliefs of Teachers Educators with their Classroom Practices; Itbar Khan Factor Effecting Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Educators Working In Special Education Schools under Government of the Punjab, Pakistan; Abdul Aziz Parallel Session III Venue: Conference Room 3 Session Coordinator: M.Younis Farid Session Chair: Dr. Sajda Zaki Transgender Acceptance in the Corporate Sector of Pakistan; Ambreen Rehman Khan Comparing Sensory Processing Abilities of Age-Matched Typical and Atypical School Going Children in Pakistan; Syeda Jawaria Knowledge Management Practices in Higher Educations Institution of Islamic World; Rehmat Shah Primary School Teachers Language Ideologies and Language-in-Education Policy: An Asymmetrical but Complex Relationship; Dr. Aziz U. Khan Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction: Effect of Different Traits of Transformational Leadership Behaviour of Principals on Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Private Schools of Karachi; Qurat ul Ain Imran Factors Influencing Business School Selection: A Comparative Study of Private Business Schools of Karachi; Faryal Shahabuddin Sheikh x
Parallel Session IV Venue: Conference Room 4 Session Coordinator: Dr. Nadeem Alam Session Chair: Air Commodore Khalid Iqbal Paper II : Paper III : An Investigation of Faculty Evaluation: Through Student Feedback; Nasrullah Channa Study the Role of NAT (National Assessement Test) in Assessment of Students Learning Outcomes at Class VIII Level; Zakir Hussain Gopang Effect of Leadership Style on Leader s Performance and Student s Academic Outcomes in Public Sector Secondary Schools of Rural Sindh; Tariq Ahmed Soomro Need of Accreditation at Intermediate College Level; Syed Gul Mohammad Shah The Barriers in Promotion of Female Education in District Poonch of Azad Jammu Kashmir as Perceived by the Regional Leaders; Rashida Khanum Challenges Faced by the Teachers Regarding Student Assessment at Online and Distant Learning Mode; Ameema Mahroof Parallel Session V Venue: Conference Room 5 Session Coordinator: Saba Mateen Session Chair: Dr. Saleha Parveen Paper I: Does Academic Stress Effect Students Performance?; Haral Jacob College Teachers Perception About Pedagogical Use Of I.C.T: Comparative Study & Analysis Among Technical & College Institutions; Zamir Ahmed Dayo Exploring Digital Equity between Students with and without Disabilities: A case study of UMT; Afaf Manzoor Effect of School-based Sports Facilities on Student s Academic Achievement: A Case of Karachi Secondary Public Schools; Asma Afzal Role of Family, Neighborhood and Peers in development of Delinquent behavior in Adolescents; Shahana Masood Impact of Different Factors on Entrepreneurial Attitudes of University Female Students in Punjab; Dr. Shahnaz Perveen 01:30-02:30 pm LUNCH & PRAYER BREAK WORKSHOP III / 5 PARALLEL SESSIONS Venue: Library (4th Floor EDC) Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Rahat Bhatti Workshop III Qualitative Data Analysis Dr. Imran Khan Faculty of Education & Learning Sciences, Iqra University xi
Venue: Conference Room 1 Session Coordinator: Rumesa Khaliq Session Chair: Dr. Muhammad Memon Parallel Session I Factors Influencing Academic Integrity in E-Learning Courses at Higher Education Level: A Delphi Study; Abdul Hafeez Mohammad English as an International Language: An Analysis of Facebook English of Karachi Youth; Farah Anbreen Practicum Experiences of Prospective Teachers: Case Study of B.Ed. (Hons) Students at University of Gujrat (UoG); Maryam Baig Impact of Genre-based Teaching on Learning Outcomes in Writing Forms through Design Report Writing; Tatheer Zahra Zeeshan Effect of Teachers Personality on Students Engagement; Ayesha Shahzad Impact of Motivation Behind Volunteerism on Satisfaction with Life among University Students; Farkhanda Emad Parallel Session II Venue: Conference Room 2 Session Coordinator: S.M. Mujtaba Session Chair: Dr. Rafaqat Ali Changes in Teachers Training Institutes in Sindh Region after revamping of Teacher Education in the light of National Education Policy 2009; Habib Ahmed Khan Language Assessment in Higher Education: Challenges and Consequences; Almas Ashraf Challenges in the Effective Delivery of the Reformed English Courses in B.Ed (Hons)/ ADE Teacher Education Courses; Nimrah Waseem Gender Biased Parental Attitude towards Girls Education: A Case Study Coastal Area Talka Ghora Bari District Thatta Sindh; Arshad Hussain Memon Parents Contribution in Students Mathematics Achievement and Cognitive Development: A Critical Analysis; Hasnain Raza Effectiveness of Teacher Education Tool Kit (TETK) in sustaining the Teacher Education Reform Interventions; Sadia Adeeb Parallel Session III Venue: Conference Room 3 Session Coordinator: Dr. Mubashir Ali Session Chair: Dr. Shahida Sajjad Research Trends of Knowledge Management Practices: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and Malaysia ; Dr. Syed Asad Abbas Rizvi Induction Training for Newly Recruited Teachers: Accountability and Responsibility ; Shila Devi A Study of Effectiveness of Education for Job Orientation of Disabled Students of Punjab; Muhammad Saeed Compliment/Compliment Response in Cross-Gender Communication: A Comparative Study of University Students; Syeda Bushra Zaidi Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment ; Shehnaz Peerani Second Language Learning: Interplay of Identity, Motivation and Investment; Shazia Mustaque xii
Venue: Conference Room 4 Session Coordinator: Dr. Nadeem Alam Session Chair: Dr. Taha Parallel Session IV Paper IV : Analysis of Doctorate in Education Degree in Public and Private Universities in Pakistan.; Nasrullah Khan Does Organizational Commitment Moderate the Relationship between Internal Marketing and Market Orientation of the Public Sector Universities in Pakistan?; Muhammad Ovais A study of Level of Job Satisfaction of Newly Selected Teachers in Govt Special Education Schools in Punjab; Iqra Ashraf Factor Analysis to Explore the Factors of ICT that Effect and Promote Global Citizenship among Undergraduate Students: A Case Study of Karachi; Dr. Shagufta Bibi Views of Prospective Special Education Teachers about the Practice Teaching; Dr.Hina Fazil The SNS-Based E-Learning Model to Provide Smart Solution for E-Learning; Kashif Laeeq, Parallel Session V Venue: Conference Room 5 Session Coordinator: Dr. Mubashir Sandilla Session Chair: Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah Paper I: Relationship between Cultural Formulation Factors and Female Sports Participation in Pakistan; Saeed Javed Critical Discourse Analysis of Paris Attack: A Case Study of New York Times; Syed Muhammad Mujtaba, Peer Feedback and English Language Writing Skills: Perceptions of ESL Postgraduate Students; Muhammad Fareed Identification and Remediation of Reading and Social Problems faced by Students with Dyslexia; Sadia Ashfaq Current Practices in Early Childhood Education: Case Study of Selected Schools; Kazim Raza Closing Session 04:00 pm Guest to be Seated 04:05 pm Recitation from the Holy Quran 04:10 pm Address by Prof. Dr. Wasim Qazi, Vice Chancellor, Iqra University, Karachi 04:15 pm Keynote Address by Prof. Dr. Usman Raja, Goodman School of Business, Brock University, Canada 04:40 pm Address of the Chief Guest by Honourable Dr. Zafar Mueen Nasar, Vice Chancellor, University of Punjab 04:50 pm Address of the Chief Guest by Honorable Mr. Mian Raza Rabbani, Chairman, Senate of Pakistan 05:00 pm Distribution of Shield & Certificates 05:10 pm Concluding Address by Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Vice Chancellor, University of Sindh 05:15 pm Vote of Thanks by Honourable Prof. Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Raisani, Iqra University 05:20 pm TEA BREAK xiii