Development of Instructional Strategies for Teaching English Grammar and Study their Effectiveness in terms of Achievement in English Grammar. Reactions Towards the Instructional Strategies of class IX students

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: A, North Maharashtra University (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION), language: English, abstract: In the present study, the investigator has attempted to develop Instructional strategies for Teaching English Grammar; it helped the learner to study grammar by self-study & with one's own pace. In this study there are two Instructional Strategies. The component of one Instructional Strategy is Programmed Learning Material in print form followed by discussion, test and feedback on the test performance of students. The component of other Instructional Strategy is Programmed Learning Material in digital form followed by discussion, test and feedback on the test performance of students. These two Instructional Strategies are compared with the Lecture Strategies of teaching also. The present study was taken up with the following objectives: 1.To compare adjusted mean scores of Achievement of English Grammar of Students taught through PLM Print Strategy, PLM Digital Strategy and Lecture Strategy by considering Pre-achievement of English Grammar as covariate. 2.To compare adjusted mean scores of Achievement of English Grammar of Students taught through PLM Print Strategy, PLM Digital Strategy and Lecture Strategy by considering Pre-achievement of English Grammar and Intelligence as covariate. 3.To compare adjusted mean scores of Achievement of Adjectives and Degrees of the students taught through PLM Print strategy, PLM Digital strategy and Lecture Strategy by considering Pre Achievement of Adjectives and Degrees as covariate. 4.To compare adjusted mean scores of Achievement of Voice of the students taught through PLM Print strategy, PLM Digital strategy and Lecture Strategy by considering Pre Achievement of Voice as covariate. 5.To study the effect of Treatment, Gender and their interaction on Achievement in English Grammar by considering Pre Achievement of English Grammar and Intelligence as covariates. 6.To study the Reaction towards PLM Print Strategy of students. 7.To study the Reaction towards PLM Digital Strategy of students.