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EFFECT OF COMBINED TEACHING STRATEGIES ON HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS HOTS OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).33      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).33      Published : Mar 2019

Effect of Combined Teaching Strategies on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) of Biology Students

Abstract

    In this age of globalization, learning priorities of the learners have been under dramatic changes and teachers have to develop combination of such strategies which can engage the learners of the 21st century. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of combined teaching strategies on low and high achievers higher order thinking skills in biology at secondary level, conducted in a public school of Punjab province. The researcher used the combined teaching strategies which comprised of KWLH charts, hands on activities, multimedia integration and cooperative learning to cover the contents from 10th grade text book of Biology, for a period of 8 weeks. In this experimental research posttest only, design was adopted. The HOTS of biology students were assessed through 50 multiple choice items. After the intervention, experimental group exhibited promotion in HOTS of the biology students as compared to their counterparts. The results of t-test showed that these combined teaching strategies not only promote the HOTS of high achievers but were effective for the low achievers as well.

    Teaching Strategies, Multimedia, higher order Thinking Skills, KWLH Charts

    (1) Nasir Mehmood
    PhD Scholar, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Anwer
    Assistant Professor, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Ahmed Tatlah
    Assistant Professor, University of Education,Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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