Volume : 4, Issue : 4, April - 2015

A Study on Impact of Activity Based Learning Education System related to Government schools with special reference to villupuram district, Tamilnadu

N. Nadanamoorthy, S. Dhachanamoorthy

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA) or &amp;amp;ldquo;AnaivarukkumKalviThittam&amp;amp;rdquo; is an effort to universalize elementary education. It was&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;amp;ldquo;Joyful Learning&amp;amp;rdquo; experiment of the mid&amp;amp;ndash;nineties had started as an effort to provide special schools for children who&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;had been freed from being bonded labour. The Evaluation has overall shown that there is a very positive climate of&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;change from the once teacher&amp;amp;ndash;dominated rote&amp;amp;ndash;learning system with its many limitations for children, to an active, productive and joyful learning&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;system where children enjoy freedom and learn as well. This study aims to analysis the impact of Activity&amp;amp;ndash;Based Learning (ABL) education system&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;in Government schools at villupuram district in tamilnadu, India. The researcher used questionnaire and unstructured interview method for&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;collecting data&amp;amp;rsquo;s. sample size is 114. For data analysis, SPSS software tool has been used.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</p>