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A sense Ofsecurity
Table 4.1.21 and Figure 4.1.18 below show that 8th graders expressed neither
agreement nor disagreement (3≤M<4) that Teacher explanation, Individual work and
Individual help promoted their sense of security. They expressed disagreement (2≤M<3)
that Practical work, Using a computer, Reading a textbook, Whole-class discussion and
Group discussion promoted it. A relatively wide distribution existed in the extent to which
sense of security was perceived to be promoted by all of the teaching methods
considered here. While 8th graders did not feel that any teaching method positively
promoted a sense of security, those which were perceived as the least negative were
the teaching methods reported as frequently being deployed by the teachers of 8th
graders, Teacher explanation, Individual work and Individual help.
Table 4.1.21: Mean scores and Standard Deviation; a sense Ofsecurity; perceptions of
8th graders
Practical |
Using |
Reading a |
Teacher |
Individual |
Individual |
Whole-class |
Group | |
N |
2141 |
2138 |
2141 |
2141 |
2141 |
2140 |
2140 |
2138 |
M |
2.53 |
2.61 |
2.79 |
3.44 |
3.58 |
3.51 |
2.41 |
2.58 |
SD |
1.20 |
1.28________ |
1.24 |
1.23 ~ |
1.27________ |
1.33 |
1.14 |
1.20 |
The result ofa repeated measure ANOVA [F (8,17064)=448.59, p<. 01]
Figure 4.1.18: Sense of security promoted by different teaching methods; perceptions of
8th graders

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