Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the level of achievement in different concepts of science of students grade III in Punjab, Pakistan. The sample consisted of 800 students of 32 government schools of Punjab. The achievement test was developed based on grade III textbook published by Punjab Textbook Board. Twenty five students were selected randomly from each school. The level of achievement of students was assessed in different concepts of grade III science i.e. structure & function of plant, animal, characteristics of life, environment, matter & its characteristics, force& movement, energy¸ electricity, magnetic and structure of earth. To assess the level of achievement in each concept mean and standard deviation were calculated. To compare achievement level among male, female, urban and rural students, independent t-test was conducted. The results reflect that the achievement scores in the concepts of animal, characteristics of life and structure of earth are better than achievement scores in the concepts of electricity & magnetic, environment, force & movement, energy, matter & its characteristics and structure & function of plant. The achievement of female students is better than achievement of male students in structure & function of plant, animal, characteristics of life, environment, matter & its characteristics, electricity &magnetic and structure of earth. But there is no difference in the performance of male and female in concepts of force and energy. The achievement of urban students is better than achievement of rural students in concepts of energy, structure of earth. While rural students are better in concept of environment as compare to urban students.

Rafaqat Ali Akbar, Muhammad Abiodullah, Khalid Rashid. (2011) A Study of Achievement in Different Concepts of Science in Grade III Students in Punjab, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-21, Issue-2.
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