Testing Effectiveness of selected Active Learning Method (Small Group Discussion) in Educating Teen-age Girls
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2016
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur)
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Active learning is structured learning activity that significantly increases the level of student’s engagement in the learning process. The investigator studied the effect of an active learning method( Small Group Discussion) in educating teen-age girls. Under this study knowledge test items on ‘importance of protein for human body’ was prepared by the investigator for the purpose .
Lecture and lecture followed by small group discussion were the treatments selected for the study. The knowledge test was fed to the respondents divided into control and experimental groups. Pre-test was given to both the groups before delivering of lecture and after lecture, the experimental group was given a small group discussion. The mean difference score of experimental group was 4.00 ,while it was only 1.24 in control group after the treatment . The difference in pre-test, post –test score was found to be significant with a calculated ‘t’ value of 2.18 and 5.00 for control and experimental group respectively . . It was thus concluded that the lecture along with small group discussion was more effective for educating teen-age girls than lecture alone.
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