An Analysis of Cognitive Strategies of B.Ed. Students
Author : Dr. K Saileela and Selvendiran S
Abstract :
The present study investigates the cognitive strategies of B.Ed. students with reference to selected demographic variables. A descriptive survey method was adopted, and data were collected from a sample of 300 B.Ed. students of Cuddalore District using a standardized Cognitive Strategies Scale. The sample comprised students differing in gender, location, and type of institution, age group, stream of study, and medium of instruction. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA.
The results revealed a significant difference in cognitive strategies with respect to gender, with female students exhibiting higher mean scores than male students. A significant difference was also observed based on the location of the institution, wherein students from urban institutions demonstrated superior cognitive strategies compared to their semi-urban and rural counterparts. Age-wise analysis showed a significant difference among the groups, with students in the 26–30 years age group displaying higher levels of cognitive strategies. Further, a significant difference was found with respect to stream of study, as students from the science stream outperformed those from arts, commerce, language, and other streams. Medium of instruction also emerged as a significant factor, with English-medium students demonstrating higher cognitive strategy usage than Tamil-medium students. However, no significant difference was found in cognitive strategies with respect to the type of institution.
The findings highlight the influence of demographic and academic factors on the cognitive strategies of B.Ed. students and emphasize the need for targeted instructional interventions in teacher education programmes to enhance strategic learning across diverse learner groups.
The present study investigates the cognitive strategies of B.Ed. students with reference to selected demographic variables. A descriptive survey method was adopted, and data were collected from a sample of 300 B.Ed. students of Cuddalore District using a standardized Cognitive Strategies Scale. The sample comprised students differing in gender, location, and type of institution, age group, stream of study, and medium of instruction. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA.
The results revealed a significant difference in cognitive strategies with respect to gender, with female students exhibiting higher mean scores than male students. A significant difference was also observed based on the location of the institution, wherein students from urban institutions demonstrated superior cognitive strategies compared to their semi-urban and rural counterparts. Age-wise analysis showed a significant difference among the groups, with students in the 26–30 years age group displaying higher levels of cognitive strategies. Further, a significant difference was found with respect to stream of study, as students from the science stream outperformed those from arts, commerce, language, and other streams. Medium of instruction also emerged as a significant factor, with English-medium students demonstrating higher cognitive strategy usage than Tamil-medium students. However, no significant difference was found in cognitive strategies with respect to the type of institution.
The findings highlight the influence of demographic and academic factors on the cognitive strategies of B.Ed. students and emphasize the need for targeted instructional interventions in teacher education programmes to enhance strategic learning across diverse learner groups.
Keywords :
Cognitive strategies, B.Ed. students, teacher education, demographic variables, learning strategies.
