OPEN ACCESS
PEER-REVIEWED
Research Study – Published: July 23, 2011
Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction for Teaching Botany at Higher Secondary Level
Mr. Praveen Dhar T.
ABSTRACT
The introduction of computers in schools in the early 1980s was accompanied by high expectations about the
potential of
this new technology for improving student learning at school. In this century, expectation research
outcomes, and new
developments will be considered in relation to the prevailing educational computer applications, i.e.,
computer-assisted
learning, word processing and logo.
The investigator, who did his academic studies in Botany discipline, has genuine interest to know the
effectiveness of
Computer Assisted Instruction over Lecture Method for teaching Botany at Higher Secondary Level. The aim of
the present
investigation was to test the effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction over conventional Lecture
Method for teaching
Botany.
For the present investigation the researcher adopted Experimental Method. The present study revealed that
Computer
Assisted Instruction is an effective tool for teaching Botany at Higher Secondary Level.
Keywords: Computer-Assisted Instruction, Lecture Method, Botany Education, Higher Secondary
Education,
Teaching Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Experimental Study, Student Learning, Instructional Methods,
Science Education.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any
Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article: Dhar, P. T. (2011). Effectiveness of computer assisted instruction for
teaching Botany at
higher secondary level. Indian Educational Researcher, 4(2), 27–32.
Received: June 05, 2011;
Revision Received: July 21, 2011;
Accepted: July 23, 2011.
Responding Author: Dhar, P. T. @ dhar@gmail.com
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Published in Volume 4, Issue 2, July–December, 2011