Volume 8 : Issue 1 (2021)

Developing Problem Solving Skill in Secondary Students

The need for developing leadership skills amongst students has been felt for a long time. The study’s objective was to develop and implement a Student Leadership Program (SLP) and study its effectiveness for developing the leadership skill of problem-solving among secondary school students. The research design was quasi-experimental in nature and convenient sampling technique was used. The sample included two secondary schools of Vadodara city, one being the experimental and the other the control group. The SLP was developed and implemented. The data were collected using the Leadership Knowledge Test and Intended Behavioural Scale. Mean, SD, and Mann-Whitney U-test was used for data analysis. The results showed that the Student Leadership Program (SLP) was effective as the experimental group students had significantly higher conceptual knowledge and intended behavior in problem-solving skill.

Leadership skills, Problem-solving skill, Student leadership program

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