Effectiveness of Project Work Technique in Developing Reading Skill

Abstract

The present thesis entitled ‘Effectiveness of Project Work Technique in Developing Reading Skill’ was carried out to determine the effectiveness of project work technique in developing reading skill. Forty students of class XII studying at Mahendranagar Higher Secondary School, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur were the sample of this study. The researcher herself was involved in experimental teaching for the purpose of carrying out the research. The tests (pre- and post-) were the major tools for data collection. A pre-test was administered before experimental teaching and a post-test was administered immediately after teaching for about one month. After administering the pretest, the students were ranked from the first to the last positions on the basis of

the result of the pre-test. Then, they were divided into two groups taking the

odd/even ranking into account. First experimental group was taught using

project work technique whereas another control group was taught in a

traditional way i.e. using lecture method. Each group attended twenty four

lessons. Then, a post-test was administered. After that, the scores of these tests

were compared to determine the effectiveness of project work technique in

developing reading skill. From this research it was found that students who

were taught through project work technique performed better than the students

who were taught through traditional one. The findings of this study were

determined on the basis of average marks obtained by the students and

differences in percentage.

This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one consists of brief introduction to related area of the study. It includes general background, objectives, literature review, and significance of the study. Chapter two deals with the methodology and procedure adopted during the study. Chapter three consists of analysis and interpretation of data on the basis of the average score obtained in the pre-test and post-test between two groups under different headings. Chapter four comprises findings and recommendations drawn on the basis of analysis and interpretation of the data.