EFFECTIVENESS OF ‘MISSION LEARNING METHOD’ FOR LEARNING OF ENGLISH IN THE VII STANDARD

Abstract

The ‘Mission learning method’ is developed for teaching English in Seventh standard. While using this method, the teacher sets the mission to achieve it in the lesson. The content is presented in various levels and students have to complete each level to achieve the mission which decided by the teacher. The student tries to complete each level and achieve the mission like in a mobile game. The first level is easy and the levels become more difficult subsequently. For the present research, this method was implemented in the VII standard for learning English. The teaching plan was developed according to the method. The population of the study was all students who are learning in VII standard at Yashwant Vidyalaya, Nandurbar in the academic year 2024-25. The sample of the study was 120 students out of them 60 are in control group and 60 are in Experimental group.  The experimental method was used for the research. The double-group post-test design was implemented for the experiment. The control group was taught by using ‘Grammar Translation Method while the experimental group was taught by using ‘Mission Learning Method’. The achievement test was given to the students to study their learning and the effectiveness of the method. The comparison of the mean score of control group and experimental group in relation to the achievement of learning in English of VII class was done and it is proven that the score of experimental group is better than in control group in Learning English. This result has answered the research question that the ‘Mission Learning Method’ is effective for teaching English to VII standard Students. It will be used to teach various subjects at primary and secondary levels too.