-52 h 3: There are no significant differences in the individual comparisons between the experimental and control groups for the variable, nature of the problem. h3: 02<01 05<04 02<04 05<01 h4: There is no significant difference in the pre- and posttest comparison for the variable, nature of the problem. h 4: 02<0 42 3 Table IV shows the F and t ratios for the nature of the problem variable obtained through comparison of experimental and control groups for five inequalities suggested in the design. TABLE IV F AND T RATIOS OF FIVE DESIGN SUBGROUPS ON NATURE OF THE PROBLEM SCORE OF OBSERVATION INSTRUMENT Nature of the Problem Subgroups F Ratio d.f. 02<01 3.1902 11 05<0 2.7449 12 02<04 0.2965 12 0 5<0 16.5060 ** 11 T Ratio d.f. 02<03 0.723 12 * confidence level 0.05 ** confidence level 0.01