THE APPLICATION OF CONSTRUCTIVIST PEDAGOGY IN PAKISTANI SCHOOLS: AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH COURSE BOOKS

Abstract

The present study examines the degree to which English textbook of class 9^th and 10^th help (or hinder) students to provide constructivist practices in classrooms. The research is descriptive in nature which applies survey research design for the collection of study facts. The population of the research comprises of all the students of Government Secondary Schools of District Faisalabad. Only the students of the Grade-9 and Grade-10 are included in the study. A sample of 105 students of the Govt. Secondary Schools of District Faisalabad is selected for the study. Simple random sampling technique is used to select the sample. A structured questionnaire is designed for the students of Government Secondary Schools of district Faisalabad for data collection. The independent t-test is applied to make a comparison between the perception of grade-9 and grade-10 students regarding the role of English textbook in provision of constructivist practices in the classrooms. The results of the study represent no any significant variation between the grade-wise perceptions of students about the effectiveness of English textbook. The mean achievement score of study indicate respondents of the grade-9 are aligned towards the idea that English textbook is effective as compared to the ten grade students. Similarly, no any significant difference is revealed by the study related to grade-wise perception of students about the impact of English textbook on learners. The cumulative mean score reveals that most of respondents favor the idea that English textbook has effective impact on the learners. The grade-wise perception of students about the factor of efficacy of the learning tasks provided by English textbook is tested by the use independent t-test which also indicates no significant variation between the perception of Grade-9 and Grade-10 students about the efficacy of the learning tasks provided by English textbook. The mean score values also exhibited no any significant deviation in the perception of Grade-9 and Grade-10 students about the efficacy of the learning tasks provided by English textbook. The cumulative mean score reveals that a large number of respondents favor the efficacy of the learning tasks provided by English textbook.