Effectiveness of English Medium Instruction in Enhancing Students’ Lower Order Thinking Skills in Science at Primary School level in Swabi

Abstract

The study was sought to determine the effectiveness of EMI in enhancing students learning at remembering level, to find out the effectiveness of EMI in enhancing students learning at the understanding level and to identify the effectiveness of EMI in enhancing students learning at applying level. Data were collected from 200 primary school teachers with the help of a closed-ended questionnaire containing 28 items based on Likert scale. Percentage, mean and standard deviation were used as statistical tool to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the participant were agreed that EMI is effective in enhancing students learning at the remembering level of class 4 th science. Most of the respondents disagreed that EMI is effective in enhancing students learning at understanding level of class 4 th science. More than half of the participants were not in favour of EMI, that it does not enhances students learning at applying level of class 4 th science. Based on findings results it was recommended that Government may think over their decision of introducing EMI at the primary school level for the better interest of students. The government may introduce EMI, if necessary, in only one subject from class 1 st and upgraded it gradually. The government may arrange refresher courses for teachers before introducing EMI. The course content of science may be developed according to the level of bloom's taxonomy. School Heads may also provide adequate audio-visual aids for adaptation of English as a Medium of Instruction. The teacher may also arrange their scheme of studies according to the table of specification . KEYWORDS English medium instruction, lower-order thinking skills, remembering, understanding, applying.