A Comparative Study of Using Differentiated Instructions of Public and Private School Teachers

The world is changing day by day and there is no profession, which can remain stuck to specific procedures and techniques. Teaching is a profession that prepares a generation for the world. So teachers have to adopt new strategies of teaching. This research was conducted to compare the differentiated instructions of public and private schools teachers. The objectives of the study were to explore the differentiated instructions of the public and private school teachers; to compare the differentiated instructions of the public and private school teachers. Population of the study consisted of teachers and students of public and private schools of Rawalpindi. Forty teachers, 20 from public and 20 from private elementary schools and 120 students, 60 from public and 60 from private elementary schools of Rawalpindi were taken as sample. A self constructed questionnaire and checklist were used as research tools. The questionnaire for teachers consisted of five parts; each part had both open and close-ended questions. The checklist constructed for cross checking purpose, which consisted of 21 items. Results of close-ended questions and checklist analyzed through independent sample t-test by using statistical package for social sciences. And results of open-ended questions examined through discussion. The results indicated that the teachers of private schools more differentiated their instructions as compare to the teachers of public schools. The responses showed that the teachers of public schools were also aware to the importance of differentiated instructions but due to some problems like overcrowded classrooms, lack of teachers’ training, lengthy syllabus and to some extent lack of teacher’s interest, teachers of public schools could not differentiate their instructions. In the light of the present study it was recommended that the teachers should be flexible and open minded to accept the change and to incorporate new teaching approaches. They should also exhibit personal interest for implementing the new strategies and techniques rather than to teach in the conventional ways.