_A COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL METHOD AND COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN GENERAL SCIENCE By MUHAMMAD KHALID MAHMOOD Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at the Institute of Education and Research University of the Punjab Lahore 2004Accepted by the Faculty of the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. 1V ae Director of ThéSis vy) on Doctoral Committee: ry tua! (Wrbod Chairman on f ™ | Member . > oe ember VY AM uh ConsultantACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is all by the grace of Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, the Beneficent, the Merciful and the only to be praised, that I have been able to complete this dissertation. I mustacknowledge, I was fortunate enough to have Prof. Dr. Munawar Ss. Mirza as the chairperson of my doctoral dissertation committee. Fruition of this research project can truly be attributed to her expertise in the field. Her generosity of spirit, time, wise counsel, expertise in editing and professionalism will never be forgotten. I thank her for keeping me going to complete this research project. ‘T would not have been able to accomplish my goal without the constant guidance of my doctoral dissertation committee members, Prof. Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal, Associate Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hameed Nawaz and consultant Prof. Dr. Magsood Alam Bukhari. T expert opinion, encouragement and support enabled me complete this project. | pay my deepest gratitude for their help to materialize my dream. - I express my deepest gratitude for the Senior Headmaster, Hafiz Mahmood Ahmad, teachers, computer laboratory staff and the students of Central Model High School Rettigun Road, Lahore. It was impossibie to complete the present study without their help and cooperation. I must thank all my family members and friends who favoured me and prayed for my success to accomplish my goal. At the end, I pray Allah almighty to bless them all with His favour who favoured me during the completion of this difficult task. M.K.M.