EFFECT OF STUDENTS TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION MODEL ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUBJECT OF GENERAL SCIENCE AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of Student Team Achievement Division model on the academic achievement of elementary-level students in General Science. The study was to compare the effect of the student team achievement division method and lecture method. The true experimental design was used for the study. Islamabad Model School for Boys was selected as the sample frame. Using the simple random sampling technique, 60 students were chosen as the study sample. The students’ academic achievement test was administered as a pretest, and based on the pretest scores, the students were divided into two equivalent groups: a control group (30 students) and an experimental group (30 students). The control group was taught using the lecture method, while the experimental group with the student team achievement division method. After seven weeks of treatment, a posttest was administered. Descriptive statistics Mean and Standard Deviation were used to evaluate the student's academic achievement. The inferential statistics t-test was applied to compare the effect of the students’ team achievement division and lecture method. The results revealed that the students' team achievement division method significantly improved students' academic achievement in General Science compared to the lecture method. It is recommended that educators adopt the students' team achievement division method for teaching General Science to enhance students' performance rather than rely solely on the traditional lecture method.

Keywords:  Students Team Achievements, Control Group, Experimental Group, Lecture Method, General Science,