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Abstract

This study attempted to explore Primary school teachers’ existing teaching practices and their relevance to the learning outcome of the lesson. The study was exploratory and a qualitative method was used. The population of the study was all one hundred and twenty primary school teachers of Markaz Jalal Pur Jattan Gujrat. Twelve teachers were taken as the sample of the study using purposive sampling technique. Classroom observation field notes and interviews were used for data collection. Each teacher was observed twice in their model lesson. It was concluded that four common and seven other practices teaching practices were found. It was also concluded that these teaching practices were not highly aligned with the learning outcomes of the lessons. It was recommended that training should be arranged for teachers to learn new teaching practices and single national curriculum.