A Study on the Association between Lesson Plan Implementation in the Classroom and Students’ Achievement

Abstract

A correlational study was conducted to find association between lesson plan’s implementation by teachers and students’ achievement in English. To explore English teachers’ practices regarding the implementation of lesson plan components, to investigate secondary level students’ achievement and to analyze association between lesson plan implementation and performance of secondary level students in English were objectives of the study. Research questions were; what are English teachers’ practices in the classroom regarding the implementation of lesson plan? What is the secondary level students’ performance in English? Is there any association between lesson plan’s implementation by teachers and students’ achievement? Null hypothesis was that, “there is no significant association between lesson plan’s implementation and students’ achievement”. Population of the study was all 160 male high and higher secondary schools and 18867 secondary level students in Kohat division. Total 116 schools and 1750 secondary level students were selected as sample through multistage random sampling techniques. Five points’ self-developed Likert Scale questionnaire for determining lesson plan’s implementation and self-made test for finding students’ achievement with reliability of 0.80 and 0.76 respectively were research instruments. Data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics of means and Pearson Product- moment correlation (r). Findings of the study were that all the components of lesson plan were often implemented except the use of teaching aids and models or pictures which were rarely implemented in the classroom by teachers. Positive association between lesson plan’s implementation and students’ achievement was found. Mechanism to ensure the implementation of all components of lesson plan, arranging in-service trainings and workshops for enhancement of teachers’ skills regarding development of lesson plans, further studies investigating the causes of students’ low achievement in English and similar studies to be conducted at primary level were major recommendations of the study.                       

Key Words: Lesson plan, implementation, students’ achievement, secondary level