Effectiveness of Kumon Method of Teaching Mathematics at Elementary School Level in Pakistan: A Longitudinal Study
The experimental study was designed to determine the effectiveness of Kumon method in comparison with traditional lecture method in the teaching of Mathematics to grade-6. The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of Kumon method for academic achievement of children in Mathematics. All students of grade-6 of Fazaia Inter colleges of Rawalpindi and Islamabad was the population.Cluster sampling technique randomly was used. One of the three Fazaia colleges (Grade-6) was selected randomly. All grade-6 students of theselected cluster formed the sample of the study. Data was collected and analyzed by applying t-test and recommendations were given on the basis of findings of the study. This study shows that Kumon method is more effective for teaching mathematics to Grade 6 students in comparison with traditional lecture method and equally helpful in teaching mathematics effectively to boys and girls.
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Kumon Method, Teaching, Learning, Grade-6, Achievements, Effectiveness
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(1) Jamila Begum
Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUM, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Wajeeha Aurangzeb
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUM, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Aisha Bibi
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUM, Islamabad, Pakistan.