IMPACT OF TEACHING ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of teaching physical science on the academic achievement scores of physical science among the boys and girls secondary students of both the urban and rural areas of investigation and this observation also endeavors in finding the significant difference of means of achievement scores of Physical science between the urban and rural students based on the outcomes of the boys and girls secondary students of Howrah district in West Bengal. Students of class-IX promoted to class-X are considered as the population of the present study. A sample of 300 secondary students is randomly chosen from purposively selected six secondary schools taking 50 students from each secondary school. A quantitative survey type of methodology is used. The achievement scores of physical science as obtained by the participant students at their board conducted final examination are collected from the selected secondary school of study. This study uses the methodology of teaching physical science as the independent variable, collected scores of physical science as obtained by the participant students is used dependent variable, and the urban & rural area including boys & girls are considered as the categorical variables of the study. The collected data are analyzed by using descriptive statistics, graphical representation and t –test for the justification and interpretation of research questions and hypotheses of the study. Result shows the positive and significant impact of teaching physical science on the academic achievement scores of physical science of the secondary school students.