Effect of Team Teaching on Curiosity of class 6 to 8 students of Jabalpur District

The objective of the study was to study the effect of Team Teaching on curiosity of class 6 to 8 students of Jabalpur district. For that purpose the investigators used the Pre -test & the Post-test experimental research,2x2 factorial design and made two groups one Experimental Group and another Control Group. Four M.P. Board Middle Schools, Jabalpur district were selected randomly and from these school’s 900 students from Class 6th to 8th of M.P. Board were selected as a sample with a purposive sampling method (450 students in each group). First Curiosity test was administered on both the group as a Pre - Test. Then, one month treatment was given by the Investors to both the groups (teaching science- Experimental group & Control group). After that the Investigators again administered Curiosity test on the both groups, as a Post – Test and find out main score (Post test score - Pre - test score = Gain Score). Statistical techniques were used for data interpretation were analyzed with the help of two way ANOVA. Result revealed that there were significant effects found at .01, .01 & .05 level significance for individual (Gender, Teaching Methods) & joint effect of Gender & Teaching Methods on Curiosity. Hence study reveals that there was significant positive effect of gender & team teaching on curiosity of students of class 6th to 8th students in science subject. Keywords: Team teaching, Pre-test & Post -test experimental research design, Curiosity.