Volume 3 Issue 2

EVALUATION OF SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (SSA) PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN HIMACHAL PRADESH WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AT ELEMENTARY STAGE
Anil KumarAgnihotri
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The state of Himachal Pradesh has been successful to a great extent in making elementary education accessible to nearly all through rapid expansion of school network, achieving an exceptionally high teacher-pupil ratio, increasing enrolment at elementary stage and decreasing drop out rate considerably. However, the quality of education, particularly at the elementary stage, continues to be a matter of concern as is evident from the results of present study. It seems that the upgrading of physical infrastructure and deployment of more than adequate number of teachers has not brought about the expected improvement in the standards of education. The results of the study may prove to be beneficial to policy planners in reviewing their policies in the context of improving quality of education at elementary stage. The results of the study may also generate awareness that it is not sufficient to provide infrastructure alone but is also equally necessary to identify factors that are essential in order to achieve the aforesaid goal of SSA.


MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR EMOTIONALINTELLIGENCE
Amit Kauts and Gurkiran Kaur
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The study is an attempt to investigate the status of the mental health and academic achievement of adolescent students in relation to their emotional intelligence. Five hundred adolescent students were selected as a sample of the study. Emotional Intelligence Scale by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe and Upinder Dhar, Mental Health Scale by A.K Srivastava and Academic Data Blank were used to assess the emotional intelligence, mental health and academic achievement of the students respectively. 2x2 factorial design was employed on the scores of mental health and academic achievement. After analysis it was found that 1) Students with high emotional intelligence have better mental health and academic achievement than students with low emotional intelligence. 2) There is no interaction between gender and emotional intelligence of adolescent students on the scores of mental health and academic achievement. 3) Girls have better academic achievement than boys. 4) Mental health and academic achievement of adolescent girls are positively correlated. However, in case of boys, mental health and academic achievement have no association.


STANDARDIZATION OF ACADEMIC LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION
Madhumathi, P.
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To Excel in Standards of Education in India, a well-defined list of competencies in Academic language used in education becomes mandatory. As far as academics are concerned, English is the language of study at higher education level. It is used in multilingual context within India. Therefore, the quality of English language education must be improved to reach the national standards in education. In addition to that, there is a steady increase in the demand for English at global level. These invoke the idea of standardizing the national curriculum for English with appropriate competences to meet the global requirement. To educate the students with Standard English, first the teachers of English have to be trained with global benchmarks. This act of refining curriculum for English language ensures considerable quality in acquiring English language competence for teaching and learning process. Thus, this paper validates the position of NCERT curriculum for English, on par with global standards in English Education.


YOGA FOR ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM IN UNDER PRIVILEGED (SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND LOWINCOME FAMILY) STUDENTS
Shalini C. H., Nagendra, H. R., Balaram Pradhan and Tikhe Sham Ganpat
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The need for self-esteem tools for teenagers is universally accepted, because teenage years are the most difficult years in a person's life. Students who esteem themselves are less likely to engage in destructive and self-destructive behaviors and yoga plays a major role in the development of self-esteem. Researchers conducted the study to assess self-esteem in high school students undergoing Integrated Yoga Module (IYM). Sixty four high school students with 14.70+0.66 years of mean age participated in this single group pre-post study. The data was collected before and after 5 days of IYM using Rosenberg SelfEsteem scale. The data analysis showed 13.96% increase (p<0.001) in self-esteem scores. The present study shows that short duration IYM improves self esteem in students, which paves way for their better health and academic excellence.


THE PARTICIPATION OF THE FEMALE SEX IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF EASTERN POLYTECHNIC, KENEMA
JOHNSON Adlyn O.
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This paper employed a case study approach to discuss the status of the female sex's enrollment in technical education in Sierra Leone. It also finds out reasons for their low participation in the technical sector of education as well as strategies that can be employed to reverse the trend. The article is divided into two sections. The first section using primary data for the past five years brings out the enrollment patterns according to sex at the various Faculties in the institution. Female students still look upon education and vocational careers as their realms and none of them have enrolled for the technical areas of study. The second section of the paper finds out from focused group discussions using students and technical educators at the institution, why there is a continuing negative attitude and participation in these subjects. The article reveals that there are challenges facing technical education and that much more have to be done to encourage education at the tertiary level for girls in the Eastern Region of the country.


THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN HIV INFECTED: ACASE STUDYIN LOEI PROVINCE, THAILAND
Patthira Phon-ngam
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The objectives of this research were (1) To study the quality of life in HIV infected in Dok Fai Group (2) To study the individual needs in quality of life development in HIV infected (3) To develop the quality of life according by the process of PAR This study is a combination of qualitative and quantitative research focusing on qualitative research by using the process of PAR, focus group discussion, in-depth interview, participant observation and brainstorming technique (A-I-C). The populations of this study are members of HIV infected persons in Dok Fai Group, Director of Labor Skill Development Center, Director of Loei General Hospital, Manager of Baan Pak Jai, Chief of Consulting Center and Chief of Social Work. The data were collected from HIV patients by questionnaire, focus group discussion and A-I-C meetings, the rest of populations were conducted by in-depth interview. All populations existed in the year of 2007.


A STUDY ON READINESS OF INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WITH REFERENCE TO DEAF & HARD OF HEARING AND NORMAL STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS
Alok KumarUpadhyay & Nita Mishra
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Deaf & Hard of Hearing (DHH) students studying in inclusive schools with their normal counterparts may have different educational problems in that setup. Researchers conducted a study with objectives (i) to analyze the educational problems of Deaf & Hard of Hearing and Normal children in inclusive classroom (ii) to compare language related problems of Deaf & Hard of Hearing and Normal children in inclusive classroom (iii) to know the adjustment problems of Deaf & Hard of Hearing and Normal children in inclusive classroom and (iv) to discuss the problems of Deaf & Hard of Hearing and Normal children related to teaching techniques adopted by the teacher in inclusive classroom. Sample of the study i.e. 30 DHH and 30 normal students have been selected by purposive random sampling technique. Researchers used a self made tool for the data collection, it contains 84 items on three major dimensions i.e. language related problems, educational adjustment and teaching techniques related problems.


EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION UNDER ICDS: AN EVALUATION
Deepmala Shrivastav and Bharti Sagar
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People in the ultimate analysis are the greatest resource to any country. In India where a majority of population live in rural and backward areas under the presence of poverty, illiteracy and poor access to resources. The section of women and children very much vulnerable to these issues, which really are the foundation stone of any country. Recognizing the importance of child to any society in most of the advanced countries child care and education has been accorded the highest in the priority. Similarly in our country since the independence their concerns are placed high on the priority list. In the series of various efforts for child welfare the implementation of Integrated Child Development Services can be considered as most significant effort .This is the most comprehensive scheme for enhancing the health, nutrition and learning opportunity for a pre-school child and their mother by simultaneously providing all the requisite services of ICDS. Non formal pre-school education component of ICDS is a significant input for primary schooling. Therefore, under ICDS children between 3 to 6 years receive early childhood education at Anganwadi Centers. The objective of this research paper is to evaluate the non-formal pre school education of ICDS. To study this component of ICDS. Anganwadi Centers of Tundla and Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh had been selected. Observation Sheet and Interview Schedule for data collection. The findings of the study shows the unsatisfactory functioning and delivery of pre school education in the selected study area due to inadequate infrastructure, unavailability of proper space ,study material and supporting staff etc.at AWC. Despite the shortcomings, due to holistic approach and wide coverage ICDS able to promote the early childhood education in the selected study area.


ACOMPARATIVE STUDYOFEFFECTOFLECTURE METHOD AND LECTURE-CUM-DEMONSTRATION METHOD ON ACHIEVEMENT OF IX CLASS STUDENTS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Deepa Bisht
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In this study the investigators adopted experimental method for testing the comparative effectiveness of lecture method and lecture-cum- demonstration method on a purposive sample of 100 students of IX class of Biological Science from a school of Delhi. The objectives of the study were (i)To study the effect of lecture method (traditional method) of teaching on pupils' achievement in Biological science. (ii) To study the effect of lecture-cum-demonstration method of teaching on pupils' achievement in Biological science and (iii) To find the comparative effectiveness of teaching through lecture method and lecture-cum-demonstration method in relation to pupils' achievement in Biological science. The tool used for collecting data was a standardized Biology Achievement Test (BAT) constructed by Dr. Saroj Aurora (1979). Findings of the study are that (i) there was a significant difference on achievement of students in Biological science, in teaching through lecture method and lecture-cum demonstration method, which implicitly stated the effectiveness of lecture-cum demonstration method. (ii) Lecture method is less effective method of teaching Biological science and lecture-cum demonstration method is more effective method of teaching Biological science. (iii) The achievement shown by both the groups before and after the treatment is different with experimental group showing a remarkable higher level of performance after the treatment, i.e. teaching by lecture-cum-demonstration method. Based on the finding of the study following can be recommended (i) different new innovative methods of teaching need to be introduced for teaching science as they have significant effect in bringing desirable development and level of achievement among students. (ii) the study has implications for education to suggest how this method of teaching could be used to teach concepts effectively. (iii) teachers can make their instructions more meaningful while teaching concepts through employment of demonstration technique. (iv) 'Science for all' and 'scientific literacy' need systematic comprehensive strategies and innovative and advanced methods of teaching should be included in our teaching-laving practice for subjects like science and especially Biological science.


EFFECTIVENESS OF DIAGNOSIS BASED REMEDIATION ON ATTAINMENT OF MLL IN FRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND PERCENTAGES COMPETENCY OF MATHEMATICS AMONG V STANDARDSTUDENTS
Prakash, K and Premalatha Sharma
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Present study is aimed to assess the effectiveness of diagnosis-based remediation programme in improving the proportionate of students mastering Fundamental operation competency (percentage of competency mastered) by the group of V standard students in the selected (experimental) schools of Shimoga District. Atotal of 100 students of 4 government primary schools from Shimoga district constituted the sample for the study, of which 50 were boys and remaining 50 were girls. They were selected from both urban and rural areas of Shimoga district. This is an experimental study with pre and post test design. Among the selected 100 non-mastered students, 50 non masters formed control group and another 50 formed experimental group. After 15 days of intervention for the experimental group, the investigator conducted post test for both controlled and experimental groups. The controlled group students were attending regular classes whereas students from experimental group were attending the intervention class outside the class room which was taken by the investigator himself. MLL based test developed by Kashinath (2005) was adapted and used for assessing selected MLL competencies, which had Competency(Fractions, decimals and percentages). The competency was administered on the students selected 4 government primary schools of Shimoga district. The results showed that experimental group had gained significantly higher competencies in Fundamental operation competency scores than the control group. Further, male students of experimental group had substantial gain compared to all other groups.


EXAMINING THE ORIGINALITY COMPONENT OF SCIENTIFIC CREATIVE TALENT OF ELEMENTARY STAGE STUDENTS OF HIMACHALPRADESH
T. C. Rawat and Sanjeev Kumar
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This paper deals with the examination of originality component of scientific creative talent of elementary stage students of Himachal Pradesh with respect to area, type of school and gender. Scientific creativity deals with the unusual and original excellence in the field of science or scientific productivity. All the scientists have their foundation during the school education. This is why this study is on various facets of environment stimulating creativity in elementary stage school children. Various facets of environment like stimulation, nurturance, relaxation, constructive feedback, learning opportunities, diversity of viewpoints, freedom with accountability for excellence, creators as role models and facilities for experimentation are taken into consideration, as stimulating scientific creative talent among elementary stage school children under various factors like, home, school, society and work/study environment. In the present study, the descriptive survey method of research was used. It involves the description, recording analysis and interpretation of conditions that now exist and five districts Shimla, Mandi, Chamba, Bilaspur, and Hamirpur of Himachal Pradesh are selected randomly by Lottery method to draw the required sample of 1120 students for the study. The schools are selected from rural and urban areas purposively. To collect the requisite data for the present study, the investigator used Verbal Test of Scientific Creativity constructed by V. P. Sharma, retired professor and head Department of Psychology, R. S. University, Raipur (C. G.) and J. P. Shukla, Department of Psychology, R. S. University, Raipur, (C. G.) and the three way ANOVA-test (2×2×2) – Area (Rural × Urban); School (Government × Private) and Gender (Boys × Girls) was used by the investigator to analyse the data. There is found a significant difference in the Originality of elementary students of rural and urban areas. The elementary students of Govt. schools are more flexible in the scientific creative talent.The elementary stage students of Himachal Pradesh require guidance and positive assistance for meeting realities of life.


TEACHING PRACTICE IN SECONDARY TEACHER-TRAINING INSTITUTIONS OF HIMACHALPRADESH-AN APPRAISAL
DevenderKumarSharma and Vimal Kishor
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The quality of the teachers now a day is not up to the mark and it may be due to the lack of interest in teaching profession. People are more interested in money making whether it may be a job or a profession. In our country we are still emphasising on the access to education and comparatively lesser attention is paid to qualitative aspects, whereas quality is more important than the quantity. Quality education is related with the quality of educational institutions and in fact more on the teachers. Particularly focussing on the teacher training, it is the skill training in the teacher training programme that provides the real exposure and practical approach to curriculum transaction. Such programmes include Micro-Teaching, Simulation and Practice teaching. Especially in Himachal Pradesh we have good access to teacher training and everybody who wish to join the teacher training programme may easily manages and obtain the B.Ed. degree irrespective of their aptitude. It is the practice teaching only that provides real classroom experiences and prepares the student teachers for the profession. But there is large number of teacher training institutions in the state Himachal Pradesh and the schools become overcrowded by student teachers during teaching practice which results in the disorganisation of allotment of the classes to the student teachers. So, from this article the authors recommend some suggestions for the improvement of existing system of teaching practice with special reference to Himachal Pradesh.


TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN TEACHER EDUCATION
J. D. Singh
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Total quality management (TQM), a management philosophy developed for industrial purposes, is now attracting increasing attention in the field of education. In recent years total quality management (TQM) has emerged as a viable solution to achieve the goal of quality. Although business organizations have applied TQM principles with considerable success, its use in teacher training institutes is largely limited and has received little attention. The indomitable spirit of higher education paves the way for the growth of a nation in the several dimensions. Teacher education is one of the areas in higher education which trains student-teachers in pedagogy, which in turn helps them to train the young minds of educational institutions. The “Fate of the nation is decided in the classroom,” is a remark made by the Education Commission of India. Teacher education institutions should maintain quality to ensure the academic excellence of trainees who come into the teaching profession. Quality assurance in teacher education reflects on the high profile of the institution and the competency of student-teachers. The present article focuses on the need concept and thrust areas of TQM in teacher education in India. It has exposed the perception of teachers on quality indicators, such as teacher quality, linkage and interface, students, co-curricular activities, innovative strategies in teaching learning practices, pedagogy, curriculum development, value inculcation, Teacher Education Institutions and Schools linkages, use of information and communicative technology and governance.


EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON INTEREST IN TEACHING AMONG PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINEES OF SECONDARYLEVEL
Balaiada R. Dkhar
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Teacher education is a hub where through cooperative learning cooperation can be instill to make better teachers. Also through this kind of learning, interest in teaching could ignite the mind of the student teachers. Hence, the present study attempt and aim to find out on the effect of cooperative learning on interest in teaching among pre- service teacher trainees of secondary level. Interestingly the finding reveal that there is a significant difference between experimental and control group of pre- service teacher trainees of secondary level on the effect of cooperative learning on interest in teaching.


STUDY HABIT AND ATTITUDES OF ORPHAN AND NONORPHAN
Poonam Poonia, Nikita Sharma, Varuna Dahiya, and Yogesh Chander
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Present research task was undertaken to compare the study habit, attitudes and to understand the areas of counseling of orphan and non-orphan school students. For the present study a sample of 50 students from each category were chosen on the basis of multi-stage random sampling. Test of study Habit and Attitude prepared and standardized by Dr. C. P. Mathur was used as tool. Analysis of the data was done by descriptive analysis and't' test. This research paper revealed that study habit of non orphan was found to be significantly better than orphan students. Orphan and non orphan students were found to be significantly different in five areas that are home environment, mental conflict, concentration, examination and attitude towards teacher where appropriate guidance and counseling is required.


THE RELATIONSHIPOFSELFEFFICACY& JOB STRESS TO JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS OFRAJASTHAN
Ajay Morolia and Dhirendra Tiwari
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The purpose of this study is to identify job satisfaction levels of physical education teachers of Rajasthan based on their levels of self efficacy and job stress. Bandura's social cognitive theory served as the theoretical framework and guided the study. Self efficacy, job stress and job satisfaction were measured by the Self Efficacy Scale, Job Stress Scale and the Job Satisfaction Scale respectively. The subjects for this study were 500 teachers of physical education working in different senior secondary Public and Government schools in Rajasthan and were selected at random. Relationships among selfefficacy, job stress and job satisfaction of physical education teachers were examined using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Method, Z-Score and Multiple Regression analysis. The study indicated that there was significant relationship of self efficacy and job stress to job satisfaction among the teachers of physical education working in government and public schools of Rajasthan. This study contributes to the literature on job satisfaction among physical education teachers. It offers the administrators; educators and managements personnel psychometrically sound instruments to evaluate self efficacy levels, job stress levels and levels of job satisfaction among their employed physical education teachers.