Sadbhavana-Research Journal of Human Development

Vikas Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Guru Ram Dass B.Ed. College, Jalalabad, IN

Abstract

An educated woman, whether house maker or in-service caters to the general well-being of the family. But how for it contributes to the education of children of house makers in respect children of in-service mothers is a question. Research findings at national and international level are available in support of each category. The present paper tries to examine the situation in the context of semi-urban region of Haryana state. The sidings suggest that there exist significant difference between academic performance of adolescent children of house maker in-service mothers.

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Vikas Kumar ¹, Rekha ²

Affiliations
1 DAN College of Education, Nawanshahr, IN
2 KC College of Education, Nawanshahr, IN

Abstract

The plight of English language especially in speech is deplorable in our schools. This study proposes an alternative teaching method in English pronunciation; drama based instruction. The sample consisted of 120 school students of class IXth of Nawanshahr District. One section from each school was randomly assigned to experimental group and another section from each school constituted control group. Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices Test and Diagnostic Test were used to assess the intelligence of students. The results revealed that Drama based Instruction Method was superior to the traditional method in teaching English pronunciation with respect to pre- English pronunciation, intelligence and retention of English pronunciation.

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