Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction on Nervous System in terms of Academic Achievement of Xth Grade students Ms. Rupanshi Gautam
Abstract In the age of ‘Information Exploration’ and ‘Information Explosion’, for an educator it is essential to know the effective and essential ways of imparting the exploding knowledge to the learners. The researchers and developments in the field of education have contributed towards the emergence of various disciplines. Educational Technology is the application of scientific knowledge about learning and conditions of learning to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and training. The advances in computer technology and communication technology have revolutionized the education system. They have changed the style of teaching and learning. As Jawaharlal Nehru said “No country can be prosperous without the development of science and technology”. It is necessary to develop science and technology to make the free India, rich and prosperous. Today teaching of science has become the main intervention for learning the science principles and concepts. In the subjects like science, visual experiences are more effective than verbal experiences. The present paper is an attempt to explore academic achievements of students in science with computer assisted instruction. It was hypothesised that the academic achievement of student through Computer Assisted Instruction is more than those taught through Traditional method of teaching and there exists no significant difference between the groups of students taught through computer assisted instruction and traditional method of teaching. On the basis of objectives of the study, population of the present study consisted of students of grade X of Shri Mahavir Jain Public School, Kurukshetra. The sample comprised of 50 students of grade X selected on purposive basis. In the present study the tools used for collecting data were pre-test, post-test prepared by the investigator herself and development of Computer Assisted Instruction on the topic of Nervous System. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant difference in the academic achievement of the students on the topic nervous system when taught through computer assisted instructional and traditional method of teaching.
Key Words: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction , Introduction Educational Technology provide the necessary conceptual framework and helps to solve the problems stemming from the needs of an instructional system. As a result of its impact, some ideas have emerged. One idea is that education should be treated as an individualized activity and children should not be forced to go
through the same steps of learning at the same pace. The quick learner can move faster in their learning activities whereas more time should be provided to slow learners. So, there must be suitable provisions for each individual student. This concept helped in evolving a number of new instructional strategies originally the Programmed Instruction (PI) and now