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Thesis Chapters by Satinder Dhillon
Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2016
The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya’s heuris... more The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya’s heuristic approach to problem solving in acquisition of mathematical concepts among secondary school students.. For this purpose 320 secondary school students from Moga district of Punjab state were taken as a sample. The tool used was Mathematical Concept Acquisition Test (MCAT) on selected topics of Mathematics of class IX (developed by the investigator). Instructional material (Modules) based on Problem Solving Instructional Strategy on selected topics of Mathematics for Class IX was also prepared by the investigator. It was validated by the subject experts and later on was
implemented to the experimental group. The present study employed an experimental method with “pre-test post-test”design. Results showed that students taught through problem solving instructional strategy were found to achieve significantly high on the acquisition of mathematical concepts than taught through traditional teaching method.
Papers by Satinder Dhillon
Journal Research Paper, 2019
The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya's heuris... more The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya's heuristic approach to problem solving in acquisition of mathematical concepts among secondary school students with different learning styles and study habits. For this purpose 320 secondary school students from Moga district of Punjab state were taken as a sample. The tools used were Mathematical Concept Acquisition Test (MCAT) on selected topics of Mathematics of class IX (developed by the investigator), Learning Style Inventory by Kolb (2007) and Revised Study Habit Inventory by Mukhopadhyay and Sansanwal (2011). Instructional material (Modules) based on Problem Solving Instructional Strategy on selected topics of Mathematics for Class IX was also prepared by the investigator. It was validated by the subject experts and later on was implemented to the experimental group. The present study employed an experimental method with 2X4X2 factorial design. Results showed that students taught through problem solving instructional strategy were found to achieve significantly high on the acquisition of mathematical concepts than taught through traditional teaching method. No significant main effect of learning styles was found on mathematical concept acquisition. Thus learning styles proves an insignificant factor in terms of students' acquisition of mathematical concepts. No significant main effect of study habits is found on mathematical concept acquisition. Further results revealed that no significant interactional effect of instructional strategies and learning styles was found on the acquisition of mathematical concepts of class ninth students. The significant interactional effect of instructional strategies and study habits is found on acquisition of mathematical concepts. Students belonging to both high and low level of study habits achieve higher when taught by PSIS as compared to those taught by TIS. The significant interactional effect of learning styles and study habits is found on acquisition of mathematical concepts. Students' learning styles and study habit levels do add to higher achievement on the acquisition of mathematical concepts.The Significant interactional effect of instructional strategies, learning styles and study habits is found on the acquisition of mathematical concepts of class ninth students.
The present investigation was undertaken with an ai m to study value patterns of adolescents in r... more The present investigation was undertaken with an ai m to study value patterns of adolescents in relation to their level of intellige nce and socio-economic status. For this purpose 200 senior secondary school adolescents fro m Moga district of Punjab state were taken as a sample. The tools used were Value Test b y R. K. Ojha (2005), Socio Economic Status Scale by Meenakshi (1985) and Group Intelligence Test, “Standard Progressive Matrices” by Raven (1961). Results showed signific ant difference in the mean scores of value patterns of male and female adolescents. Furt her results revealed that differences exist in the value patterns of urban and rural ado lescents. Urban and rural adolescents differ significantly on economic and political valu es while for the theoretical, aesthetic, social, and religious values differences are statis tically non-significant. No significant difference in the mean scores of value patterns of adolescents in relation to their intelligence level was foun...
2 HomeworkHomework at Welwyn St Mary’s follows the syllabus and is similar to that in other schoo... more 2 HomeworkHomework at Welwyn St Mary’s follows the syllabus and is similar to that in other schools. We have a homework policy which encourages parents to support their childrens’ learning particularly with reading and times tables. It allows children to build on what they have learned in class and show creativity in projects. It shows parents what their children are learning and how they are doing and provides an important bond as well as getting children accustomed to dedicating some time at home to their learning. Nevertheless, some children are feeling under pressure from their homework and some find they have to miss their break to finish it off if they have not been able to complete it at home. Some parents tell us it encroaches on other aspects of family life and other forms of learning. In addition, parents found holiday homework arduous in particular if the timelines were short. Other parents are eager for their children to be extended with their homework and would like gui...
Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2016
The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya’s heuris... more The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya’s heuristic approach to problem solving in acquisition of mathematical concepts among secondary school students.. For this purpose 320 secondary school students from Moga district of Punjab state were taken as a sample. The tool used was Mathematical Concept Acquisition Test (MCAT) on selected topics of Mathematics of class IX (developed by the investigator). Instructional material (Modules) based on Problem Solving Instructional Strategy on selected topics of Mathematics for Class IX was also prepared by the investigator. It was validated by the subject experts and later on was
implemented to the experimental group. The present study employed an experimental method with “pre-test post-test”design. Results showed that students taught through problem solving instructional strategy were found to achieve significantly high on the acquisition of mathematical concepts than taught through traditional teaching method.
Journal Research Paper, 2019
The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya's heuris... more The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to study the effectiveness of Polya's heuristic approach to problem solving in acquisition of mathematical concepts among secondary school students with different learning styles and study habits. For this purpose 320 secondary school students from Moga district of Punjab state were taken as a sample. The tools used were Mathematical Concept Acquisition Test (MCAT) on selected topics of Mathematics of class IX (developed by the investigator), Learning Style Inventory by Kolb (2007) and Revised Study Habit Inventory by Mukhopadhyay and Sansanwal (2011). Instructional material (Modules) based on Problem Solving Instructional Strategy on selected topics of Mathematics for Class IX was also prepared by the investigator. It was validated by the subject experts and later on was implemented to the experimental group. The present study employed an experimental method with 2X4X2 factorial design. Results showed that students taught through problem solving instructional strategy were found to achieve significantly high on the acquisition of mathematical concepts than taught through traditional teaching method. No significant main effect of learning styles was found on mathematical concept acquisition. Thus learning styles proves an insignificant factor in terms of students' acquisition of mathematical concepts. No significant main effect of study habits is found on mathematical concept acquisition. Further results revealed that no significant interactional effect of instructional strategies and learning styles was found on the acquisition of mathematical concepts of class ninth students. The significant interactional effect of instructional strategies and study habits is found on acquisition of mathematical concepts. Students belonging to both high and low level of study habits achieve higher when taught by PSIS as compared to those taught by TIS. The significant interactional effect of learning styles and study habits is found on acquisition of mathematical concepts. Students' learning styles and study habit levels do add to higher achievement on the acquisition of mathematical concepts.The Significant interactional effect of instructional strategies, learning styles and study habits is found on the acquisition of mathematical concepts of class ninth students.
The present investigation was undertaken with an ai m to study value patterns of adolescents in r... more The present investigation was undertaken with an ai m to study value patterns of adolescents in relation to their level of intellige nce and socio-economic status. For this purpose 200 senior secondary school adolescents fro m Moga district of Punjab state were taken as a sample. The tools used were Value Test b y R. K. Ojha (2005), Socio Economic Status Scale by Meenakshi (1985) and Group Intelligence Test, “Standard Progressive Matrices” by Raven (1961). Results showed signific ant difference in the mean scores of value patterns of male and female adolescents. Furt her results revealed that differences exist in the value patterns of urban and rural ado lescents. Urban and rural adolescents differ significantly on economic and political valu es while for the theoretical, aesthetic, social, and religious values differences are statis tically non-significant. No significant difference in the mean scores of value patterns of adolescents in relation to their intelligence level was foun...
2 HomeworkHomework at Welwyn St Mary’s follows the syllabus and is similar to that in other schoo... more 2 HomeworkHomework at Welwyn St Mary’s follows the syllabus and is similar to that in other schools. We have a homework policy which encourages parents to support their childrens’ learning particularly with reading and times tables. It allows children to build on what they have learned in class and show creativity in projects. It shows parents what their children are learning and how they are doing and provides an important bond as well as getting children accustomed to dedicating some time at home to their learning. Nevertheless, some children are feeling under pressure from their homework and some find they have to miss their break to finish it off if they have not been able to complete it at home. Some parents tell us it encroaches on other aspects of family life and other forms of learning. In addition, parents found holiday homework arduous in particular if the timelines were short. Other parents are eager for their children to be extended with their homework and would like gui...