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A sense Ofprogress
Table 4.3.23 and Figure 4.3.19 show that 8th grade teachers were more likely to perceive
that Practical work, Whole-class discussion and Group discussion promoted sense of
progress than their pupils, with an effect size greater than .5. Only in the case of
Reading a textbook was there any more positive response from pupils.
Figure 4.3.19: Comparison between 8th grade teachers and their pupils; perceptions of a
sense of progress


Table 4.3.23: Comparison between 8th grade teachers and their pupils; a sense of
progress
8th grade teachers____________ |
8lt1 graders______________________ |
Effect size d___________________ | |
Practical work |
M=3.57, SD=. 83 |
M=2.75, SD=1.26 |
.65_________________ |
Whole-class discussion |
M=3.45, SD=. 74 |
M=2.52, SD=1.15 |
.81_____________ |
Group discussion |
M=3.71, SD=.71 ^ |
M=2.62, SD=1.19 |
.92______________________ |
Deployment
Table 4.3.24 and Figure 4.3.20 show that 8th grade teachers reported more frequent
deployment of Practical work, Individual help and Whole-class discussion than their
pupils. The differences in perceptions of deployment of different methods were less than
at 5th grade but were still substantial.
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