Effect of Teaching of Algebra through Social Constructivist Approach on 7th Graders’ Learning Outcomes in Sindh (Pakistan)

Bhutto Muhammad Ilyas; Khalid Jamil Rawat; Muhammad Tariq Bhatti; Najeeb Malik

Effect of Teaching of Algebra through Social Constructivist Approach on 7th Graders’ Learning Outcomes in Sindh (Pakistan)

Year 2013, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, - , 01.12.2012

Bhutto Muhammad Ilyas Khalid Jamil Rawat Muhammad Tariq Bhatti Najeeb Malik

Abstract

It is a bitter reality that the curricula and traditional pedagogy prevailing in public schools of Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular do not incorporate the algebraic concepts properly. Both the content and the presentation therein cannot be considered up to the mark, thereby making “Algebra” a tough and dry subject. This quasi-experimental study focused to find out the effect of teaching algebra through social constructivism on the students learning outcomes of 7th graders in public schools of District Jamshoro Sindh. For this purpose two existing in-tact sections of grade 7 (7th A, and 7th B) of a government high school of district Jamshoro were selected as quasi control and treatment groups. The pre and posttest analyses were carried out. The first pattern t-test analysis revealed that both groups were parallel, however, the latter posttest analysis revealed that treatment group that was taught through social constructivist approach excelled in achieving statistically significant learning outcomes than that of control group that was taught through traditional one-way teaching

Keywords

Social Constructivism, Scaffolding, Traditional Teaching, Algebra, Variables, Algebraic Operations, Equations

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