Abstract
This research aimed to explore the effectiveness of active learning method on students’ academic achievement in Physics at secondary school level. A null hypothesis, of no significant difference in the
academic achievement of students, taught physics through Active Learning Method (ALM) and Traditional
Teaching Method (TTM), was tested to achieve the objectives. For this purpose, the pretest-posttest control
group experimental design was used. Eighty (80) Physics students of 9th grade were selected as a sample
from Government Centennial Model Higher Secondary School (No.1) District Haripur. These students were
equally divided into experimental and control groups (n=40) on the basis of pre-test scores. Experimental
and control groups were taught Physics contents through ALM and TTM respectively for twelve (12) weeks.
Physics Academic Achievement Test (PAAT) with ‘0.82’ as reliability coefficient was used to collect pretreatment and post-treatment data for measuring the academic achievement of the students. The analyzed data
indicated that the experimental group significantly performed better in all the focused learning levels (knowledge, understanding, application, problem-solving, observation, and reasoning) as well as an overall academic
achievement than the control group. By these findings, the frequent use of ALM is recommended in the science
subjects especially for teaching Physics
Kifayat Khan , Muhammad Iqbal Majoka, Khalid Khurshid , Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah. (2017) Impact of Active Learning Method on Students Academic Achievement in Physics at Secondary School Level in Pakistan, Journal of Education & Social Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 2.
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