Effect of Guided Discovery Instructional Strategy on Academic Achievement of Slow Learners

The present paper investigates the effect of Guided Discovery Instructional Strategy on Academic Achievement of Slow Learners in science subject. The sample was drawn from various schools of district SBS Nagar. It consisted of 40 slow learners of grade 6th studying in government and government aided schools. Initially random sampling technique was used for the selection of schools of SBS Nagar. After that, slow learners were identified purposively by administering various tools. The present investigation employed experimental method with pre-test post-test control group design. Achievement test prepared by the researcher used as an instrument for data collection. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used for data analysis. The results suggested effect of guided discovery instructional strategy is statistically significant on the academic achievement of slow learners.