Perceptions of Secondary Level English Teachers on Deductive and Inductive Teaching Methods

Abstract

This research study entitled “Perceptions of Secondary Level English Teachers on Deductive and Inductive Teaching Methods” aimed to find out the perceptions of secondary level English teachers towards the use of deductive and inductive teaching methods. This study was carried out using both the primary and secondary sources of data. The data for the study was collected through a set of questionnaire. As a primary source of data, the researcher purposively selected 40 secondary level English teachers of 20 different government-aided schools of Kailali district. From this study, it has been found that majority of teachers were implementing deductive method of teaching in the classroom. They thought inductive teaching method was more effective and suitable to implement in secondary level. They used deductive method more because it was easy and economic for them. This study mainly includes four chapters. The first chapter introduces the study in terms of general background, review of the related literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter concerned with the methodology used in the study: the sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, and tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Likewise, the third chapter of the study consists of analysis and interpretation of the data. The fourth chapter presents the findings derived from the analysis and interpretation of the data. It also suggests some recommendations on the basis of the findings. The final section presents the references and appendices which give validation to the research.