PEDAGOGICALCHALLENGES.FACED.BY.ENGLISH.TEACHERS.IN. SLO BASED. TEACHING.IN. DISTRICT.BUNER.

Abstract

Outcome-based Education is a plainly well-defined and quantifiable phenomenon that lays down what students should achieve as well as show by the completion of a particular period. It deals with the ideologies of Student Learning Outcomes-based teaching, a pedagogical style that needs to be aligned with curriculum, education approaches, and evaluation. It aims to encourage learner-oriented education, abstract comprehension, and quantifiable outcomes rather than recall. Although studies have been conducted on SLO-based teaching problems, conducting a study in a rural district like Buner remained unexplored. Objectives of the study were: i) To identify pedagogical problems encountered by English Teachers in the execution of outcome-based teaching. ii) To investigate English teachers' views on preparation, assessment, and conducting activities in outcome-based teaching. Research questions of the study were: i) What are the challenges English teachers encounter while applying SLO-based teaching? ii) What are the difficulties they face in preparation, assessment, and conducting activities while applying SLO-based teaching? The population of this research was SSTs general in district Buner, who were teaching English. A quantitative survey research design was applied. A Questionnaire was used to collect data from the sampled teachers using five points Likert Scale. Chi-square and descriptive statistics were applied for data analysis. The research concluded that English Teachers faced multiple challenges in applying SLO-based teaching, specifically in preparation, assessment, and conducting activities. It was suggested to provide regular training to English Teachers regarding SLO-based teaching and assessment.