Comparative Study of Impact of Inquiry based teaching model on Students academic achievements in social science at secondary schools of rural and urban area

Abstract

newline Abstract newlineThis research work is totally focused on the inquiry-based teaching model with aiming of delimiting the limitations of the traditional teaching model effortlessly. This quantitative study provides information obtained through the use of inquiry-based social science teaching verses traditional social science teaching in 9th class students of different schools belonging to both rural and urban areas. The use of the CBSE Board curriculum was implemented into two classrooms of 9th students of the social science subject. newlineThe research scholar taught the Term-I social science syllabus and surveyed the students about their learning experience with the help of the pre-test approach. The students also took Term-I (April to September 2014) exam of social science. newlineThe study was based on data collected after Term-I (April to September 2014) exam. One hundred twenty students of 9th grade have been representing the sample population. Results of data analysis showed that the students receiving instruction through inquiry-based teaching showed significantly more improvement over the traditional teaching model. These results can be useful for teachers considering the adoption of an updated or new social science curriculum in their school district.