Concurrent Evaluation of Art Integrated Learning program in Icchawar Block of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Evaluation of an educational initiative is of interest to educational planners, managers, academicians and other stakeholders in different ways. It helps in providing feedback to the programme community, teachers, teacher educators and educational functionaries, which further helps them to identify and address the challenges and use the strengths of the initiative for their relevance in the local context and also for replication in other parts of the country. Keeping this in view the Concurrent Evaluation of Ail Integrated Learning program in Icchawar Block of M.P. was planned. Art Integrated Learning (AIL) is a framework of experiential learning which provides an equitable learning environment for all learners through their own access points. The tools used in the evaluation were made by a team of experts in the field. The data collected from the key informants were put to both qualitative as well as quantitative analysis (percentage). For qualitative analysis, answers to open-ended questions in various tools were coded and organized according to themes. They were cross tabulated and provided in the form of tables and charts. Results of the study indicated a positive attitude of teachers, Head Masters and students towards the AIL pedagogy. In the implementation part, teachers mostly used games and toys in their classrooms and that they would require more training in development of AIL resources.