Predictors of Values as Learning Outcome of IX Graders in Social Science

Kalpana Thakur; Mandeep Kumar

doi:10.61410/had.v20i3.253

Kalpana Thakur Associate Professor, Institute of Educational Technology & Vocational Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Mandeep Kumar Former Research Scholar, Department of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.61410/had.v20i3.253

Keywords: Student characteristics, Teacher characteristics, Process factors.

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the predictors of value based learning outcome in social science on the sample of 1145 IX class students of three districts of North Haryana viz. Kaithal, Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts. Regression analysis was done to find the predictive power of independent variables viz. student characteristics include gender, locale, self efficacy, achievement motivation and study habit, teacher characteristics include Teacher attitude towards social science and teaching perspectives and process factor includes classroom environment. Correlation between independent variables and dependent variable viz. value preference was determined. The variables which have significant correlation with value outcome, further Regression analysis was conducted with respect to those variables and it was found that (i) None of the student characteristics viz. gender, locale, achievement motivation, study habit and process factor i.e., classroom environment turn out to be the significant predictor of value based learning outcome. (ii) Among the teacher characteristics: teacher attitude towards social science, social reform teaching perspectives are the strongest predictors of value based learning outcome.

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