Abstract: The development and application of Information and Communication Technology in the new era has greatly influenced teaching and learning in education. The issue of information and communication technology in teaching apparently facilitates booth the effort of the teacher as well as the learner. In the present era of knowledge explosion, adopting modern tools for teaching is one of the predominant needs of the hour. Knowledge packaging in electronic form or e-content is a powerful technique for teaching all subjects. ICT have become handy in class room teaching and has the potential to engage the students throughout the period and make learning easy, effective and potentially beneficial through visual aids, animations and simulations. They will be able to see the different stages and functions of the learning object which they cannot normally see through naked eyes. The repeatability or the reusability of technology based learning system meets the needs of all the differently able students so that they are able to understand the concepts in a better way. Therefore the technology-based teaching and learning has become essential. The term ‘e-content’ refers to that form of knowledge or content which is packed in an electronic form. It includes text, audio, video, animations, images etc. In order to carry out the present study an achievement test in biological science was conducted so as to validate the developed e-content and to assess the effectiveness of e-content. While analyzing the results of the study the investigator found that the performance of the prospective teachers in the achievement test is better and it became proven that e-content is highly effective. While administering the e-content to the student teachers, which is a self-instructional learning strategy, it is found that e-content promotes active participation in the teaching and learning and encourages vigilance among the prospective teachers. The study also found that learning through e-content differs significantly than learning through the traditional lecture method and learning through e-content is found to be more beneficial and effective as compared to the conventional method of learning. Thus, learning through e-content enables the student teachers for continuous updating of knowledge, enhances their Information technology skills and paves the way for time management in the teaching-learning process.
Keywords: Achievement test. E-learning, E-content, ICTs, Instructional technology.
Title: Effectiveness of E-content in Enhancing the Academic Performance of Student Teachers of Biological Sciences: An Empirical Approach
Author: Dr. Shazli Hasan Khan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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