STUDY ON USAGE OF TEACHING LEARNING MATERIAL IN SCHOOLS OF DISTRICT GANDERBAL, J&K

Abstract

National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 is regarded as the guiding document for Education sector in all states of India. It has touched almost all the aspects of education at different levels with thrust upon the connection of knowledge to life outside school and beyond textbooks. The learning has been shifted away from rote memorization to clear understanding of concepts. It has proved to be a torch bearer thereby enabling teachers to develop the critical thinking ability, problem solving, reasoning power, creativity etc. among the students. In order to make students understand the underlying principles and processes of any concept, teaching learning material is very necessary. Since concepts at elementary stage are not so complex and can be understood with the help of easily approachable teaching learning materials. So, researcher felt tempted to carry out study on the usage of teaching learning material by different subject teachers in Schools of District Ganderbal. The study has been carried out through self-developed check list/questionnaire with a sample size of 100 teachers of the district