Volume : 3, Issue : 2, February - 2014

Effect of Smart Class Instruction on Achievement in Chemistry in Relation to Academic Anxiety

Dr. Ram Mehar, Anuradha Sekhri

Abstract :

The present study investigates the smart class instruction on achievement and retention in Chemistry in relation to academic anxiety. The sample consisted of class 9th students selected from two different schools of Chandigarh. Instructional materials based on smart class instruction were prepared and utilized to teach the experimental group after pre-testing and gain scores were computed after implementing post and retention-test on all the students. The academic anxiety test was also administered. Analysis of variance (2×2) was used to arrive at conclusions: (i) The smart class instruction group was found significantly higher achievement scores as compared to the control group (ii) Performance of students with different academic anxiety group through smart class instruction was found significant at immediate level, (iii) Significant interaction effect was found to exist between the two variables at immediate performance level.