Effectiveness of Team Teaching in Teaching and Learning of English at Secondary School Students

Abstract

: This study looked at how well secondary school pupils performed in English when taught in teams. Although most kids do not receive excellent results in English, it is because English is not their mother tongue. Numerous studies have shown that the main reasons for low academic performance are a high student-teacher ratio, teachers' lack of availability, and certain classroom methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to ascertain whether or not pairing English language teachers would improve their students' English proficiency. The design of the investigation was quasi experimental In the Rohtak District of Haryana, one Government Senior Secondary School served as the study's sample. Of the six sections found in the X Standard, two were chosen (control and Experimental) at random for the study. Achievement Testof English  was the tool utilized; it had 60 multiple-choice questions, 30 for prose and 30 for poetry. Before the therapy, a pre-test was given to the control group and the experimental group. There were 21 days in the treatment. The lesson plans and resources that the team teachers had created together were used to instruct the pupils in the experimental group. A single teacher using standard methods instructed the Control group of students. Following treatment, a post-test was given to each group. The mean, S.D., and t scores were used as statistical tools to analyse the data obtained. The results of the study showed that group instruction is a successful teaching-learning approach since it raises students' English proficiency.