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

dc.creator	Bhutto Muhammad Ilyas
dc.creator	Khalid Jamil Rawat
dc.creator	Muhammad Tariq Bhatti
dc.creator	Najeeb Malik
dc.date	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:24Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:24Z
dc.identifier	1694-609X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cbd68795e9fc4bcbabe071b1611605a5
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17617
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Journal of Instruction
dc.relation	http://www.e-iji.net/dosyalar/iji_2013_1_10.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1694-609X
dc.source	International Journal of Instruction, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 151-164 (2013)
dc.subject	Social Constructivism
dc.subject	Scaffolding
dc.subject	Traditional Teaching
dc.subject	Algebra
dc.subject	Variables
dc.subject	Algebraic Operations
dc.subject	Equations
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Effect of Teaching of Algebra through Social Constructivist Approach on 7th Graders’ Learning Outcomes in Sindh (Pakistan)
dc.type	article