AN EXPLORATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 'COMPREHENSIONAL SKILLS' IN ENGLISH THROUGH MULTIMEDIA STRATEGY

Riddhi Desai

Assistant Professor

Shri Mahavir Vidyamandir Trust B.Ed. College, Pandesara

Contact: +919624316566, E-Mail: riddhs85@gmail.com

Dr. Dipika B. Shah

Professor

Department of Education

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

Contact: +91 989807229, E-Mail: dr.dipika.b.shah@mdegq.com

Abstract: 

Global trend obviously is the increasing use of modern scientific and communication technology in education. The area of curriculum construction, selection of audio-visual material, determination of educational objectives and area of feed-back will become more effective and the process will be faster too with the use of Information Technology. Nowadays, Information Technology and computers have enriched the teaching-learning process. They have a great potential for teaching at all levels. They have brought a sea change and innovativeness in teaching and learning. English and computer both are vital in modern time, as both open the gate for opportunities of the world. Even English language is the language of computer. Computer use helps in improving the English language as well as makes classroom learning interesting and lively. By reviewing related past literature and studies, and considering the importance of computer multimedia, the investigatorĀ  decided to investigate into the effectiveness of multimedia strategy for developing Comprehensional Skills, i.e. Listening Skills and Reading Skills in English. For the purpose, the investigator carried out this investigation by taking predecided objectives and hypotheses related to the problem. Two schools from Surat District (one from urbanĀ  and one from rural area) were selected by incidental sampling method. A sample of 240 students was selected and distributed in four groups by random assignment method in each school. 'Solomon Four Group' research design was used. The investigator used three types of research instruments, viz. instruments for conducting the experiment, instruments for measuring the effectiveness of the experiment and standardized tests for covariates. The collected data were analyzed statistically by using appropriate statistical techniques, viz. correlated t-test, analysis of co-variance, analysis of variance and chi-square by equal probability. At the end of the investigation, the investigator found that the experimental groups did a better performance over control groups on language skills' criterion tests as well as main criterion tests, multimedia animations can be used for teaching and developing Expressional Skills in English irrespective of Gender, Level of IQ of students and Area.

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