Effectiveness of Constructivist Approach on Academic Achievement in Science at Secondary Level

Autor/in	Adak, Samaresh
Titel	Effectiveness of Constructivist Approach on Academic Achievement in Science at Secondary Level
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 12 (2017) 22, S.1074-1079 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Secondary School Science; Constructivism (Learning); Pretests Posttests; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Intelligence Tests; Matched Groups; Achievement Tests; Teaching Methods; Physical Sciences; Intermode Differences; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Quasiexperimental Design; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Indien
Abstract	The present study investigated the effectiveness of constructivist approach on academic achievement in science at secondary level using pre-test, post-test, experimental and control group design, with 58 samples grouped as experimental group (29) and control group (29) on the basis of matching by intelligence test. The investigators conducted this experiment over three weeks by using both traditional and constructivist 7E-model. The self-developed achievement test covering Class IX Textbook of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, India was used as tool. The study found that the students exposed to the constructivist 7E-model significantly achieved better than traditional method. In addition, students exposed to the 7E-model performed significantly higher than those exposed to the traditional teaching method in respect of their gained scores at every intelligence levels. The constructivist approach strategy is capable of improving student's mastery of content at the higher order levels of cognition. It is therefore recommended that constructivist 7E-model strategy be used in science teaching for the development of student's higher achievement in science at secondary level. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01