Analysis of Students’ Perceptions Regarding Effectiveness and interest of Interactive Teaching Methods in Comparison of Traditional Teaching Methods for Teaching English at Secondary Level Schools in Implementing Standards-Based-Education in Sindh
Keywords:
Standard-Based-Education, Interactive teaching methods, Traditional teaching methods, fostering motivation, nurturing social skills, ethical development, opportunities and ANOVAAbstract
This research was framed in positivist paradigm so the paper reports a quantitative research on analysis of students’ perceptions regarding effectiveness and interest of interactive teaching methods in comparison of traditional teaching methods for teaching English at secondary level schools in implementing standards-based-education in Sindh. A perception questionnaire based on five point Likert scale was used as research instrument to collect the numerical data from the randomly selected respondents. Only Class X students were taken as population. This research is the part of the large scale study where 80 respondents were selected randomly from the population as sample then randomized in the two groups of Classroom size. One is taken as control group and other is experimental group. The students of experimental group were taught by using interactive teaching methods while the students of control group were taught by the currently practicing teaching methods or traditional teaching methods. The only those students who attended the experiment and experienced different teaching methods in their 45 minutes’ classroom-teachings for 78 days were the part of the sample. SPSS was used to analyze the obtained numerical data. The researchers selected ANOVA as the statistic for inferring hidden reality. It was found that students of experimental group whom were taught by interactive teaching methods found enthusiastic in participating the learning activities. Their learning was stable and motivating them to perform confidently. They didn’t have fear of making mistakes. On the other hand, the students of control group whom were taught by currently practicing teaching methods or traditional teaching methods were found unconcern about their performance and seemed reluctant in participating the learning activities. Their learning was of lower level as well as that make them hesitant in perform confidently. They had fear of making mistakes. The findings suggest that the methods that foster the students interest, motivation, and enthusiasm such methods are effective in achieving students’ learning outcomes. Interactive teaching methods have more opportunities for fostering the students interest, motivation, and enthusiasm while teaching English language at secondary level.
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