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Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Prospective Student Teachers in Tiruvannamalai District

The present study dealt with the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement of prospective student teachers, and also examined the differences among them in self-esteem and academic achievement with respect to demographic variables. Fifty Prospective student teachers from Balaji College of Education in Tiruvannamalai District was drawn as sample for the study. a scale on Self-esteem developed by K.N.SHARMA was used to measure the level of  Self-esteem of prospective Student teachers and academic achievement score was taken from their academic performance in colleges.

A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMME IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

The main objective of the present study was to determine the effect of Computer programme in Social Science education on 8th Standard students’ academic achievement. Random sampling technique was used for selecting the sample. The total sample was that of 80 students. The Researcher used Computer programme as Research tool, self made Achievement test and Opinionnaire were used as tools for data collection. Researcher used Experimental Research method and "Pre-test Post-test Equivalent group Design” in the present study.