Effectiveness of Sq3r Techniques in Teaching Reading in Grade Eight

Abstract

This research attempts to find out different techniques applied in teaching reading and to identify most commonly used techniques in teaching reading at school level in different public schools. For this purpose the researcher selected Shree Higher Secondary School Parikhaprang, Dhankuta District as his field of study. He sampled the fourty students of the school. Then he used research tools to collect data from the sampled population i.e 40 students of Shree HSS Parikhaprang. The main research tools were questionnaire . At first, The researcher determine the reading proficiency of the students at the entry point two pre-test was taken. For this purpose he prepared two reading passages were given. Each passage carried ten marks. The mean score was found from the pre-test. The students were divided into two groups on the basis of odd-even ranking of the individual scores. The divided groups were taught side by side for five days in a week. Group-A was taught through SQ3R technique and Group-B was taught through usual classroom technique. The process continued for twenty four days. Same questionnaire was administered both groups to get information. Questionnaires and teaching materials were developed for selected reading texts in each period. At the end of classroom teaching, two post test was taken. The similar types of test used in the pre-test was used for the post-test. Then the results of the two tests were compared to determine the effectiveness of SQ3R technique in teaching reading in lower secondary Level. The findings of the study have shown that The selected techniques is a bit effective than others common classroom techniques at lower secondary level. This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with general background of the study, review of related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study.