• Asghar Tuba

  Author

• Naeem Akhtar Rana

  Author

The study was aimed to utilize the social networking site “facebook” for
enhancing students’ learning experiences for a specialized branch of social studies i.e.
Pakistan Studies at O’ levels. This subject has a vital role to play in developing a
student’s personality in that befitting manner which caters his/her needs to become a
responsible, patriotic and productive citizen of Pakistan. This study was conducted at
an O’ levels Institution duly registered by British Council named Beacon Askari
Secondary and O’ Levels School, Kazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan. Two sections of class
IX were taken for conducting this research. Section OL IX-A was taught through the
conventional teaching methodology whereas OL IX-B was the experimental group.
Students of OL IX-B were assigned topics and were told to search related material from
internet and present it pictorially while mentioning at least ten points regarding the
facts, figures or important events on one side of the picture. At the end of month, a
comprehensive test was taken from both the sections. Results revealed that the
performance of Snr OL IX-B students was 22% better than Snr OL IX-A. It was also
observed that the students of experimental group were good at debatable question
hence showing their creative skills development which is the highest level of learning in
cognitive domain as per Blooms Taxonomy.

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