Education

EFFECTIVENESS OF DEMONSTRATION METHOD AND EXPERIMENTAL METHOD IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT IN CLASS VIII

Present study aimed to measure the effectiveness of the Demonstration Method and Experimental Method For 'Specified Experiments' In Science and Technology Subject in Class VIII. Researcher used random sampling technique for the selecting the students in both groups. In each group of 32-32 students were selected randomly through lottery method. Researcher used achievement test for measuring the effectiveness of the both method and used opinionnaire for getting the opinion of the students regarding this both methods.

DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIAL ON THE TOPIC 'CHEMICAL REACTION' IN THE SUBJECT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Objective of the present study was to diagnose and provide the remedial teaching on the topic of Chemical reaction in science subject. Researcher used purposive sampling technique for the selecting the students. Based on diagnostic test, 100 students were selected who scored 35% or less marks, they were divided into two experimental groups (in each 50 students) by lottery method. Researcher used self-made diagnostic test for data collection.

A Study of Effectiveness of the In-service Training Programmes conducted for the Primary School Teachers

The aim of the present paper was to study the effectiveness of the in-service training programmes conducted by the SSA for the primary school teachers. For the present study stratified random sampling method was used to arrive at the required number of the samples. Regarding the effectiveness of the in-service training programmes conducted by SSA, Vadodara, it can be concluded that most of the primary school teachers were of the view that training programmes were useful for them and they were wished to take part in future in-service training programmes.

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF ADOLESCENCE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING TEST (A-CUT) FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The progress and development of any country or society are intrinsically tied to the growth and well-being of its youth. Adolescence, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the period between ages 10 and 19, is a crucial stage of life characterized by significant physical, mental, and emotional changes. This paper presents the findings for the process of developing and validating the Adolescence Conceptual Understanding Test (A-CUT) which can be used to measure the conceptual understanding of the adolescents.

COGNITIVE MAPPING AS WAY TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN SCIENCE

Students’ understanding of science has always been of considerable importance in the area of science education research at school level. It tries to focus on issues such as tools to aid understanding, conceptual understanding, tools for evaluating understanding, individual knowledge structure of students so on and so forth.

A STUDY OF THE OPINIONS OF THE TEACHERS REGARDING SEMESTER SYSTEM IN STANDARD-9

Education is a continuous process and reformation in education is a continuous process. Semester system is an important reformation introduced at school level. Present study takes the opinion of teachers regarding school system at secondary level. Tool used is Opinionnaire and the sample is 200 teachers were selected conveniently. Chi square was used as analysis technique.

ATTITUDES TOWARDS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME IN B.ED. COLLEGE

“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” - Helen Keller

QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA

Human resources is the assets of the nation. Utilization of human, material and financial resources determines the development of the nation. Preparing quality human resources is the aim of education. There are various parameters on which quality of education is measured. To measure quality of higher education various agencies are functioning. At globe, various agencies are ranking university on different parameters. These parameters are related to quality of teaching, quality of teachers and students’ development.

To Study effect of physical Education-sports on Anxiety and academic achievement of undergraduate students in Gandhinagar district

Regular physical activity, in addition to reducing stress level, has beneficial effect on body as well as mind. This beneficial effect on mind is assessed in terms of academic performance. This research was done to study the the effect of Physical education – sports on anxiety and academic achievement of undergraduate students in Gandhinagar district. Anxiety is considered as one of the greatest problem of modern trends in daily life of every individual.

Physico-Chemical variation in the water quality of Vastrapur lake Located in Ahmedabad

The objective of this work is to evaluate the quality of Vastrapur lake water. Regional and seasonal variation of some physicochemical parameters such as (pH, Turbidity, Electrical conductivity, Total dissolve solid, and some of the chemical parameter such as Alkalinity, Dissolve oxygen, Biological oxygen demand, Total Hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Chloride, Carbon dioxide, Sulphate, Nitrate and Phosphate. The study was carried out from March 2018 to February 2019.