Perceptions of Teachers Regarding Corporal Punishment and Its Effects on Students’ Achievement at Primary School Level

The main objective of the present study was to analyze the perceptions of teachers regarding corporal punishment and its effects on students‟ academic achievement at primary school level. For this purpose, teachers of all primary school of Multan division were taken as a population. Out of the whole population, 111 primary teachers were selected randomly by using the simple random sampling technique. For need assessment, a questionnaire was developed as a research tool. The tool was validated by pilot study and reliability analysis was done on SPSS by using the Cronbach alpha.The questionnaire comprised 17 restricted response items and two open ended questions. The items were analyzed based onfive-pointLikert-type scale. The open-ended questions were constructed to find out the positive and the negative effects of corporal punishment onstudents‟ achievement and behavior. The data gathered from teachers was entered on excel and then shifted to SPSS. For analysis of the data, statistical techniques like arithmetic mean, percentage, and t- test were used. Overall, it was found from the study that majority of the teachers was in favor that corporal punishment is useful for maintaining discipline. On the other hand, the use of corporal punishment was decreasing the attendance rate and increasing the dropout ratio of students from school.Corporal punishment was also negatively influencing the children‟ academic performance. Corporal punishment was developing aggressiveness in behavior of the students. It was also found from the study that “Maar nahi Pyar” is acceptable for primary school students. Overall, negative effects of corporal punishment on students were found