Abstract
The study investigated the conceptual understanding level of 10thgrade students of trained and untrained Physics teachers in boys’ secondary schools of district Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan. The objectives of the study were; (1) to find out the conceptual understanding level of the students of trained Physics teachers; (2) to investigate the conceptual understanding level of the students of untrained Physics teachers; and, (3) to explore the difference between the conceptual understanding levels of the students of trained and untrained teachers of Physics.Descriptive Research Strategy was used. Population of the study was all the 10th grade students of trained and untrained Physics teachers of district Karak. Multistage sampling technique was used and total 400 students were selected randomly as sample of the study. A self-developed test was administered as an instrument for the collection of data. The test covered the contents of physical quantities, properties of matter, force, work, power and energy and gravitation.The results of the study revealed that in the selected contents, the overall conceptual understanding of the students of trained Physics teachers was hardly satisfactory. While the conceptual understanding level of the students of untrained Physics teachers was good. Although there was no vital difference, however, the conceptual understanding level of the students of trained Physics teachers was comparatively poorer than the conceptual understanding level of the students of untrained Physics teachers.
Highlights
Teaching is the process of engaging people with commitment and enthusiasm to learn something
Conceptual understanding is highly valued in education and as compared to mere memorization or rote learning, conceptual understanding and learning is of great importance and preference.In science education, understanding the scientific concepts has been traditionally one of the primary goals at all levels of formal education (Chaimala, 2009).Keeping in view the importance of conceptual understanding, this study focused on investigating the conceptual understanding of students of trained and untrained teachers
Two hundred (200) students were of trained teachers and two hundred (200) students were of untrained teachers
Summary
Teaching is the process of engaging people with commitment and enthusiasm to learn something. For teaching in an effective way in the classroom, the teacher needs to understand fully the materials to be taught, the situation and the condition of the learners along with the teaching methods (Ponte & Chapman, 2008) These skills can be acquired in the teachers training programs. They have shown no significant performance in Physics for the last twenty years (Stephens et al, 2016) In such situation, it is pertinent to focus on determining the role of pre-service training of teachers in the development of students’ conceptual understanding in the subject of Physics. The conceptual understanding of students of both types of teachers was checked in the concepts of physical quantities, properties of matter, forces, work, power and energy and gravitation
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