Effect of Discussion Method of Teaching on Academic Achievement of Students: An Experimental Study

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of Discussion Method of Teaching on the academic achievement of students and to compare the effect of Discussion Method and Traditional Methods on the academic achievement of the students of Intermediate (2nd year) at Government Postgraduate Girls College, Bagh AJ&K. All 40 enrolled students were selected as sample by using simple random sampling technique. The students were divided into two groups: 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. For this purpose, only post-test technique was used for both the groups. The data were collected by post-tests in order to find effectiveness of teaching Civics through Discussion Method at the college level. The researcher developed a post-test for the sampled group of students. Written MCQ Type tests were developed from the course book published by Punjab Textbook Board for Intermediate students. Through post-test, the researcher collected data. This collected data was presented in tabulated form and then it was analyzed by using independent sampled t-test. SPSS-23 software was used for analysis. The results of the study showed that Discussion Method has a significant and positive effect on the academic achievement of students at the college level. To improve Civics teaching at this level, Discussion Method is recommended for the academic achievement of the students at Intermediate level.

Key words: Discussion method, academic Achievement, Experimental study