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ROLE OF OUT DOOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS DR. PARAS JAIN 1 1 DIRECTOR,
SILICOBYTE KATNI DEGREE COLLEGE, DIKSHBHUMI CAMPUS, ADHARKAP, KATNI (M.P).
ABSTRACT Modern student development approaches state that student learn everywhere and all the time. They need a broad variety of learning experiences and opportunities to grow in areas such as social development, language development, and creative expression. Advance concept of learning requires an educational environment that is different from a traditional classroom. The outdoor classroom evolves from the real needs of students, offers activities that are personally meaningful to them. Present study is focused on finding of impact of outdoor assignment in comparison of conventional teaching method. Keywords: Academic Development , Learning , Assignments.
Introduction: Outdoor work is an increasingly popular method of learning which is based on the ability to work effectively with others. These assignments develop confidence towards group work, and the cooperative and social environment. Outdoor work is helpful to increase physical development, capability and activity. It develops problem solving skills, communication skill and makes stronger language. It generates interest in finding of facts as science and math through connecting with nature, fostering learning through self-initiation, control, and personal responsibility. It brings happiness, higher and more positive self-esteem. It builds effective relationship in a cooperative, non-competitive environment, a healthy and balanced internal psychology. It manifests classroom harmony, make understanding, familiarity with co workers and appreciation of nature, wide, expansive view of how the world works. It is important for student’s academic success and employability.
school students through random selection. Out of selected students 200 were male and 200 female and 200 were govt. school and 200 were private school students. All selected students were divided into 2 groups as control and experimental group. Students of experimental group were assigned outdoor assignments and after completion, all students of both groups were tested using same question paper. Collected data was tabulated and analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t value as statistical tools.
Finding and Analysis: Table: Status of Influence of Outdoor assignments on Academic Development of Students Male Compo nents
Objective of Study:
Finding of role of outdoor assignments for academic development of male higher secondary students
Confide nce
Finding of role of outdoor assignments for academic development of female higher secondary students
Knowle dge
Hypothesis: 1.
2.
There is no significant role of outdoor assignments for academic development of male higher secondary students. There is no significant role of outdoor assignments for academic development of female higher secondary students.
Methodology: The sample was consists of 400 higher secondary
Curiosit y
Group
Contro l Experi ment Contro l Experi ment Contro l Experi ment
Me an
Std Devia tion
52
0.89
63
1.03
58
0.96
64
1.67
62
1.24
67
1.19
Female t val ue 0.8 1 0.8 9 0.8 8
Me an
Std Devia tion
49
1.46
62
1.38
59
1.62
66
1.09
60
1.21
64
1.28
t val ue 0.9 3 1.0 4 0.8 6
Data table related to male students shows that for control group mean value is 52 and for experiment group is 63. Calculated t value is 0.81 which is significant at 0.05 level. For knowledge, control group exhibits mean value 58 while experiment group exhibit 64 and 0.89 t value. In the matter of curiosity, control and experiment group shows 62 and 67 mean value, 0.88 t value. Hence hypothesis 1,
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there is no significant role of outdoor assignments for academic development of male higher secondary students is rejected. 63 62
64 66
62 60
67 64
Expe rime nt
Contr ol
Expe rime nt
Contr ol
Mal e Mea n
Expe rime nt
Contr ol
52 49
58 59
Chart: Status of Influence of Outdoor assignments on Academic Development of Students Female students related data exhibits mean value for confidence as 49 and 62 for control and experiment group respectively. t value is calculated as 0.93 significant at 0.05 level. In the matter of knowledge, control group got 59 and experiment group got 66 mean value with 1.04 t value significant at 0.05 level. For curiosity obtained mean value are 60 and 64 for control and experiment group respectively and 0.86 as t value. Thus hypothesis 2, there is no significant role of outdoor assignments for academic development of female higher secondary students is rejected.
Conclusion: Outdoor assignments are helpful for academic development of students. Such assignments increase knowledge, confidence, working pattern, curiosity which are important elements of academic development.
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