Effectiveness of Bhojpuri Language in Learning Mathematics

Abstract

This is an experimental research related to find the effectiveness of Bhojpuri language in learning mathematics atBasic Level of Rupandehi district. The objectives of this research were to find effectiveness of Bhojpuri language in learning mathematics in terms of achievements score and to explore feeling and participation of the students in classroom while they aretaught in their own language. The researcher adopted mixed method research design to achieve the objectives. Firstly, the quantitative data collected through achievement test and secondly the qualitative data was obtained through classroom observation form. For this study, the researcher had selected 24 students from two schools as the sample of the study. From grade V, 24 students were Bhojpuri students who were assigned into two non-equivalent groups. Among 12 students as experimental group who taught in Bhojpuri language from Shree Janghatta Basic School and 12 students as control group who taught in Nepali language from Shree Lumbini Basic School samples were selected. The researcher was taken two achievement test were pre-test and post-text. In pre-test, the mean of achievement score of experimental group were 14 and control group were 15.5. Thus, the mean score of experimental group was lesser than control group by 1.5. Also, in post-test, the mean of achievement score of experimental group were 19.50and control group were 16.83. Thus, the mean score of experimental group was higher than control group by 2.67. The different mean achievement scores were tested by using mean, standard deviation, variance and t-test to compare the achievement of students. It was concluded that the mean achievement of the students taught in Bhojpuri language become higher than the mean achievement of the students taught in Nepali language along with it students taught in Bhojpuri language more active and participating inall the activities than that the students taught in Nepali language.