Effectiveness of concept attainment teaching strategy for teaching biology to class ix students

The present study attempts to compare the effectiveness of concept attainment strategy of teaching Biology to male and female students. 216 students (132 boys and 84 girls) of class IX were taken as a sample. The sample consisted of four groups; two groups (male & female) were taught through concept attainment strategy of teaching and two groups (male & female) were taught through traditional method. Self-constructed ‘science achievement test’ was used as a tool for the study. The findings of the study revealed that 1) concept attainment strategy of teaching is effective for teaching biology; 2) as compared to traditional method, concept attainment strategy of teaching is more effective for teaching biology to male students; and 3) concept attainment strategy of teaching and traditional method of teaching are equally effective for teaching biology to female students.