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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF CHALLENGES IN PHYSICS LEARNING AND RELEVANCE OF FIELD DEPENDENCY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).43      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).43      Published : Jun 2019

High School Students' Perception of Challenges in Physics Learning and Relevance of Field Dependency

Abstract

    The study examines high school Students’ Perceptions and challenges in learning Physics regarding Field Dependency. Physics is often represented as being abstract and unrelated to the real-life subject. Field Independent students gain higher than the Field Dependent students as hat independent students’ confidence and understanding are higher than dependent students. The study uses a survey with samples of students drawn from both Urdu and English medium from rural and urban higher secondary schools (N = 500). Firstly, a survey questionnaire for perceptions and challenges in Physics learning and second test for Level of Field Dependency of Johnstone experiment test which is also known as group embedded figure test. Field dependency shows high mean value represents the outcome that mostly students are field dependent. Female students’ ratio is exceeded than male students because of the current pattern of education.

    (1) Nasrin Akhter
    Assistant Professor,Department of Educational Research and Assessment,University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Majeed Khan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education, University of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
    Professor, Institute of Education & Research,Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Akhter, Nasrin, Abdul Majeed Khan, and Muhammad Naseer Ud Din. "High School Students' Perception of Challenges in Physics Learning and Relevance of Field Dependency." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. II (2019): 336-343. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).43