A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Traditional and Multimedia Approach to teaching Science on Secondary School Students Achievements and Attitude Self Efficacy

Abstract

There is of course, one thing about which we feel no doubt or hesitation : education science based and in coherence with Indian cultures and values can alone . provide the foundation as also the instrument for the nation's progress, security and welfare". - Indian Education commission. Science is one of those human activities that man has created to gratify certain human needs and desires. Disinterested curiosity has been the greatest motive power of scientific research the 'search' for the truth became the dominant motive in the prosecution of science. Teacher's main job is to teach there is not a method or the methods of teaching •. science which could suit in all the situations. Children differ from family to family and from locality to locality even in respect of their mental and physical development. Thus a teaching method is largely governed by these three factors - environment, teacher and pupil. In the present study the researcher has tried to compared two methods of teaching science i.e. traditional method and multimedia based teaching approach. Traditional method is one of the most popular methods of teaching in our schools. This is a teacher structured method and the students are just passive listeners most of the time very few teachers allow questions during teaching, though some of them give some time to their students to ask questions after the lecture. • Knowledge in the present century is expanding at a tremendous pace . RIE Library Bhopal • Scientific knowledge is said to double itself every decade. Simultaneously part of the old knowledge becomes obsolete. This phenomenon has a direct influence on the syllabi, curricula text books etc. in the formal educative system. Teaching method in order to become scientific have to be supplemented with scientifically innovated martial aids (progresses) utilized in scientific manner to ensure objectivity in pedagogy. Thus any type of teaching practice not programmed by teaching programmatically is far away from becoming scientific because such methods utterly held to serve objectivity which is the need of the day. Multimedia Programmes are the most effective variety of aids the evolution of television and computer has further diversified the utilizes of multimedia programmes far and wide without being deviated from the primary focus of objectivity. Today the utilization of multimedia in disseminating knowledge either inside the class room or beyond that is so much wide spread and versatile that the other form of indoor teaching aids are slowly moving towards their virtual extinction.