C, Thaker S. (2017). Effectiveness of Mastery Learning Programme With Reference to Science Teaching. Unpublished. Ph.D., Education. Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujrat.
The major objectives were: (1) To construct a Mastery Learning Programme’ for the Science subject. (2) To test the influence of Mastery Learning Programme with reference to General class teaching’ on students’ Science Learning Interest at the level of standard VIII and standard VI. (3) To test the influence of Mastery Learning Programme with reference to General class teaching’ on students’ Test Anxiety at the level of standard VIII and standard VI. (4) To test the influence of Mastery Learning Programme with reference to General class teaching’ on students’ Retention in the science subject at the level of standard VIII and standard VI. (5) To construct a Science Learning Interest Inventory
Two classes from one school of standard VIII and two classes of standard VI from another school were selected for the experiment. One class was taken as Experimental Group and another was taken as Control Group.
Mastery Learning Programme was developed and implemented as experiment-effect. Science Learning Interest Inventory was developed and standardised by the researcher. Test-Anxiety inventory of A. C. Trivedi was used.
For the study Experimental method was used as a research method and Quasi’(Pretest - Posttest) Experimental Design was implemented
ANOVA and t-test were used as statistical method.
The major findings were: (1) Science Learning Interest was found higher among the students taught by the Mastery Learning Programme’ than the students taught by the General class teaching’ at the level of standard VIII and standard VI with reference to Science Teaching. (2) Test Anxiety was found lower among the students taught by the Mastery Learning Programme’ than the students taught by the General class teaching’ at the level of standard VIII and standard VI with reference to Science Teaching. (3) In Retention, no significant difference was found between the students taught by the Mastery Learning Programme’ and the students taught by the General class teaching’ at the level of standard VIII and standard VI with reference to Science Teaching.