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A Case Study of Concept Formation vs
Traditional Teaching Methods in Physics at School Level

Kiramat Shah, Majid Khan and Ponam Saba

Abstract

The present study investigated the development of concept formation in formation learning for the class IX students in Physics to find out the efficacy of concept formation and traditional methods of teaching at school level. It was experimental in which both methods of teaching was compared with traditional method of teaching. A sample of 300 students were selected from four private high schools of boys and girls of district Peshawar. Pre- test and post- test were used for the collection of data. Each of the experimental and controlled group was taught with concept formation and traditional method of teaching for three months. Pre-test was arranged in the beginning of the experiments. After three months post-test is taken to know the effectiveness of concept formation and traditional methods. To determine the effects of concept formation method of teaching on achievement of Class IX students in the subject of Physics, the significance of difference between the mean achievement scores of experimental and controlled groups was tested by applying t Test. The experimental group shows good result than the controlled group in post-test because of concept formation method of teaching. Hence the ultimate results of the study indicated that concept formation method of teaching was more effective as compared to traditional method.

Keywords: Physics, School level, concept formation, traditional method.

Introduction

Concept formation is an inductive teaching strategy that helps students for a clear understanding of a concept through studying a set of examples of the concept. Teaching is an important technique used by the teacher to transfer information and guideline to the students. It must be a dynamic and planned rather than a static one. Effective teaching is an important guideline to promote the understanding of the students. Several teaching methods have been used time and again to make the teaching process more effective. Like the third world countries Pakistan is also a developing country and the development of our country is based on the quality and quantity of education. To improve the quality of education the instruction inside the classroom must be improved. Teacher is the key factor in this direction. It is believed that skill, knowledge, and teaching methodology which can be used by the teacher can affect the teaching process and improved the learning ability of the students. This is possible only when a suitable method is used by the Teacher. According to shah (2019) Concept formation is one of the modern and successful method used for the clarification and understanding of the students’ concept. It is an inductive teaching method which helps to form a clear understanding idea and concept through studying a small set of examples of the concept.

Holly (2016) usually the learning process of the students is based on memorization. The teacher is unable to encourage his students to take part in the activities of the classroom. This type of teaching methodology has only one aim as to prepare students just for examination and better grade. The present classroom teaching is based on strict discipline, memorization, fixed and ridged curriculum. The classroom is full of fear, tension, formalities and strict control. The most important of educational system is to find out some new teaching methodologies to facilitate the learning process. It is the responsibility of the class teacher to use an effective teaching method based on thinking and interest rather than memorization and compulsion.

Hand (2017) It is the general observation that the aim of education is to prepare adult for truth and precision and mental discipline. Khan (2015) concluded that Concept clarification is based on appropriate teaching method. A method is not merely advice adopt for communicating certain items of information to students. It links the teacher and his pupil into an organic relationship with the constant mutual interaction. The quality of students’ life may rise by applying good methods and bad methods may debase it. Good methods play a great role in the development of concepts.

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Kiramat Shah
PhD Scholar in School of Education
Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Kiramatshah2u@gmail.com

Majid Khan
PhD Scholar in School of Physical Science and
Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou
Jiangsu, 215006 China
mk6218701@gmail.com

Ponam Saba
PhD Scholar in School of Education
Soochow University, Suzhou, China
ponamsaba86@yahoo.com
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