Education

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.

Concept mapping as evaluating tool for eliciting understanding of 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. Concept map is one such tool that is used to elicit understanding the subject thoroughly as well evaluating knowledge and teaching- learning process success in a given domain. Concept maps are two- dimensional hierarchical and node-like diagrams that depict knowledge.

Practices of Student Evaluation at Elementary Level: A Case Study in Delhi Public School, Damanjodi, Odisha

Learning is a continuous process which enables one to make life more pleasant, purposeful, peaceful, useful and beneficial. The ultimate goal of learning is to prepare a child to face the vagaries of challenges and tests to become successful. Success in life is largely a matter of successful social relations, as humans are social animals. Social development is a changing phenomenon which directly depends on the developed thought process of the human brain from time to time. So, development in society and human mind move hand in hand since long.