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G. Pallavi ¹, K. Venkata Ranga Naika ¹, R. Golya Naik ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (KARNATAKA), IN

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Keywords

Curriculum, Perception Of Students, Under- Graduate, Overall Knowledge, Skills And Overall Personality Development

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G. Pallavi ¹, K. Venkata Ranga Naika ¹, R. Golya Naik ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultrual Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The study was conducted in Bangalore district of Karnataka, during the year 2010-2011. The study revealed that training needs of teachers on educational technologies are varied. RJ scores explain this fact more clearly. Based on the importance given by the teachers and rank order they (i) Methods of class room teaching (ii) Preparation of lesson plans (iii) Techniques of student motivation (iv) Class room evaluation methods (v) Learning theories and their application to class room teaching (vi) Preparation and use of A.V. aids (vii) Guidance and counseling to students (viii) Handling A.V. equipments and (ix) Photography- use of digital cameras. The Kendall's test of concordance was found to be highly significant in ranking of the problems.

Keywords

Learning, Perception, Teaching And Training

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G. Pallavi ¹, K. Venkata Ranga Naika ², R. Golya Naik ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

Curriculum is the central part of agricultural education in offering qualitative education in this country. Therefore, it is mandatory for colleges or agricultural universities to take up curriculum development to build strong human resource and overall personality development of graduates in this country in the years to come. Hence, an attempt was made to know the perception of teachers towards agricultural curriculum in a state agriculture university (SAU). The study was conducted at University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), GKVK, Bangalore during 2010-11 and the sample consisted of 60 teachers was selected by using simple random sampling method. A well structured, pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the data and the data were analyzed using appropriate statistical techniques. The results revealed that 43.33 per cent of the teachers opined that curriculum was useful, whereas 31.67 per cent was more useful and 25 per cent was less useful, respectively and 78.33 per cent of teachers had opined that horticulture discipline was more useful in acquisition of knowledge, 58.33 per cent of students had expressed Agricultural engineering discipline was useful in developing skills and 23.33 per cent of students reported that Plant Protection discipline was less useful in overall personality development of students. This calls for the need for assessing the pedagogy of teachinglearning.

Keywords

Agricultural Curriculum, Pedagogy, Curriculum Development, Teaching-Learning.

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