Analysis of Existing Teaching Practices at Higher Secondary Level in Punjab, Pakistan

The main objective of the present study has investigated the effects of teaching practices on performance of teachers at higher secondary level in Sargodha District. The population of the study consisted of all secondary school teachers, who teach in the higher secondary class in Sargodha District. The study sample is consisted of 400 higher secondary school teachers selected from Sargodha District. It is a survey research and descriptive by nature. Questionnaire is used in the present study for data collection. These results showed that male teachers are more agreed with full command on subject matter, relate the content with previous knowledge, develop lesson plan based on student's needs, development and progress and prior knowledge, consult other sources of knowledge before lesson preparation while females teachers are disagree with the statements.