Matching teaching style to students' readiness level raised grade-8 science achievement relative to traditional teaching¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? After a 10-week intervention applying Hersey and Blanchard styles by readiness level, the experimental group's posttest achievement (M = 37.25) was significantly higher than the control group's (M = 31.58). → Shaukat Ali Raza and Asma Sikandar 2018

Evidence¶

Shaukat Ali Raza and Asma Sikandar 2018¶

Shaukat Ali Raza and Asma Sikandar. (2018). Impact of Leadership Style of Teacher on the Performance of Students: An Application of Hersey and Blanchard Situational Model. Bulletin of Education and Research, 40(3), 73-94. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1209826

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Pretest-posttest experiment: 40 experimental students taught General Science chapters 5-7 with readiness-matched styles for 10 weeks; 40 controls taught traditionally. Independent samples t-test gave t = -3.64, p = 0.00 at posttest; the article reports "a significant difference in mean scores". No effect size is printed.

"Whereas, a significant difference in mean scores of control group (31.58) and experimental group (37.25) is found i.e. the achievement scores of experimental group are better than those of contr ol group."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Grade-8 students could be classified into the four Hersey and Blanchard readiness levels using a percentage-based questionnaire — related
• Pretest-posttest gains were largest in the telling and selling (low-readiness) style categories compared with participating and delegating — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Posttest achievement of the experimental group exceeded the control group except for delegating and telling, and delegating, participating and selling exceeded telling — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The selling (R2, unable but willing) category showed the highest performance impact among the intervention categories — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• One-way ANOVA showed significant differences in pretest and posttest performance across control and the four style categories — a narrower finding that bears on this claim