Study of the Effectiveness Of Multimedia Approach On The Scholastic Achievement Of V th Standard Students

Abstract

The problem includes students who differ in their skills and learning rates. Accommodating instruction to students with differences is one of the most fundamental problems of education, children of today are the future citizens and they are going to be the pillars of country. Hence it is essential, that each pillar is as strong as the others. This warrants multimedia based learning material to be used in classroom teaching. Computers are used in many aspects of teaching, for, when computers are used for teaching geography. Students get vivid vision and effective instructional result. Elementary students are too active they need enjoyable atmosphere from teacher. Parents tend to nourish desirable and socially acceptable activities that will enrich the use of various technologies and gadgets. Therefore, it has become important to develop into the impact of multimedia on the development of desirable social, emotional and educationally accepted behaviors. Therefore the present study has been undertaken with a view to find out the impact of multimedia on the development of study achievements at elementary students. 'as tools for the education of children and adolescents, the new technology after on unprecedented opportunity to satisfy increasingly widespread and diversified demand, while maintaining quality. The possibilities they open up, along with their advantages for teaching are vast. Computers and multimedia systems for instance, make it possible to design individual learning paths along which each pupil can move at his or her own pace. They also make it easier for teachers to organize acquisition in mixed ability classes.' (UNESCO, 1996) The function of geography in school is to train future citizens to imagine accurately the conditions of the great world stage and to help them to think about political and social problems in the world around. The statement express a great perhaps the overriding and expressing, so there should be facility to learn according to adjustable format. In this study investigator 1 RIE Library Bhopal want to compare experimental group and control group. Experimental group given treatment of multimedia teaching but control group taught through traditional method. Here researcher wants to know the effectiveness of multimedia. Knowledge cannot be eternal it change and develop in every decade. The nature of knowledge improved according to need of time and place. The Maharashtra's fifth standard geography syllabus shared with history and civics. It has forty percent weightage in marks. The concepts of fifth class geography is based on activities. These concepts need advance teaching skill, require multimedia programes. Children should be familiar with abstract concepts. Promoting quality and quantity of education, it was felt essential to develop the professional competencies of teacher. The National Policy on Education (1986) and the revised NPE 1992 emphasized the professional growth of teachers. The international commissions report. "Learning to be" (1976) and the UNESCO commission "Learning the treasure within (1996) have laid stress on the professional growth of teacher for enabling them to discharged their responsibilities efficiently.