HE EFFECT OF STUDENT- CENTERED TEACHING APPROACH IN IMPROVING THE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF WAVE MOTION: A CASE STUDY OF  ' '  GRADE NINE STUDENJ'S OF MUD\JLA GENERAL AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

DESTA, LAGEBO

dc.contributor.author	DESTA, LAGEBO
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-14T03:53:16Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-14T03:53:16Z
dc.date.issued	2017-08-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7670
dc.description	IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE · REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study investigated the effect of student-centered instruction in improving students' conceptual understanding of wave motion in Mudula secondary and preparatory school found in Mudula town of South Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia. Student centered methods of teaching are different from teacher -centered methods of teaching because these methods incorporate several learning styles, cooperative activities and even technology in order to engage the students and promote creativity of the students' ability. A total of 80(42 female and 38 male) grade nine students were involved in this study. All students were given the same pre-test and post-test. Students were divided randomly into control and experimental groups. The experimental group (EG) was taught using student-centered methods and the control group (CG) was taught using the teacher-centered methods. The instrument used in gathering data for the study were back ground survey and tests. Chi-square and t-test were used as statistical analysis. Chi-square test revealed that both the experimental and control groups had equal knowledge in wave motion before the treatment. Based on the analysis of students' post test scores and pre-test scores, student-centered teaching resulted in a higher average scores than the students taught by teacher-centered method. The findings of the study revealed that, the experimental group has brought s;ettistically significant difference on the mean achievemenrs on post-test ( 14.05) and-P. 78 in pre-test. The internal reliability coefficient of the test was analyzed using Kuder Rechafdson Formula-20 (KR-20). The results showed that, student-centered instruction was found to be more effective in improving students' conceptual understanding of wave motion. Based on the research findings, it is recommended that teachers should adopt student-centered method of instruction in teaching the concept of wave motion. Key words: - wave motion, student-centered method, and teacher-centered method	en_US
dc.subject	PHYSICS	en_US
dc.title	HE EFFECT OF STUDENT- CENTERED TEACHING APPROACH IN IMPROVING THE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF WAVE MOTION: A CASE STUDY OF ' ' GRADE NINE STUDENJ'S OF MUD\JLA GENERAL AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US