Can Difference in Mode of Education Cause Difference in Self Concept amongst Students at the Higher Education Level?

Abstract

Many studies have been conducted to analyze the self concept of the individual, how different sub dimensions of self concept determine the personality pattern of the individual and self concept of students studying through the conventional mode but no where it was studied how the mode of instruction can affect the learners self concept along with its sub dimensions. In this study the researcher has tried to find out the difference between two groups of student, one studying through Distance mode, and another studying through the Conventional mode with respect to their self concept. For the purpose 400 students were selected; 200 from the conventional mode and 200 from the distance mode. Personal Information Sheet and Self Concept Inventory were used to collect data from the students. The collected data was analyzed quantitatively. T-test was conducted to find out if there is any significant difference between the self concept of the two groups of students. It was found that there is a significant difference between the two groups in respect to their total self concept and some of its sub dimensions.