Achievement Goals and Cognitive Self-Management among the Secondary School Students.
Emotional Maturity of Higher Secondary School Students of Madurai District.
Relationship between Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students.
Editorial: Indian Educational Researcher Volume 10 Issue 2, July – December 2017
Dr. A. Alma Juliet Pamela
Editorial Notes December 16, 2017. Pages: 01-02.
''The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise...
Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.'' A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The aim of education should be to prepare the individuals for the future ahead with complete realization of the self. Significant changes have taken place in the education sector. There is a need for the development of human skills, including life skills that meet the demands of the emerging knowledge economy. There is a need to promote the acquisition of knowledge and skills on a life-long basis to enhance the capacity of learners to adapt to the changing skill requirements. The changing social contexts of education as well as the national concerns for achieving the goals, demands a changed approach to education. To enhance the opportunities for all learners to become successful in their learning experience, we need to cultivate the moral and social values and have a closer relation between education and life. Resolution of various policies also laid stress on the need for radical reconstruction of the education system. The fast pace of generation and application of new knowledge, especially in the fields of science and technology, and its impact on the daily life of people brings into focus the importance of introducing learners to the rapidly changing world of knowledge. Research and Development looks forward for upgrading the skills of existing faculty; build synergies between teaching and research to promote excellence in both. Here are a few researchers who have contributed their knowledge through research.
Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan from SEGI University, aimed to find out different clusters that existed among the secondary school students with respect to variables namely Achievement Goals and Cognitive Self-Management. Three meaningful and district clusters were formed and the study concludes that the students should be promoted to develop mastery approach and cognitive strategies which will facilitate academic success. Dr. Annie Kavitha in her study on "Metacognition for Learners Accomplishment" claims that Metacognition plays a chief role for enhancing Mathematics Achievement of the students. Dr. Vincent Thaninayagam and K. Malliga in their article on Emotional Maturity of Higher Secondary School Students of Madurai district, found that higher secondary school students emotional maturity is moderate and there is significant differences between mean scores of emotional maturity among gender, locality and type of schools namely government and private schools. A.H. Komala investigated the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement of secondary school students and found that test-anxiety has definite impact on academic achievement. A. S. Revathi attempted to study on the teaching styles of the In service Teachers and found no significant differences in teaching style of In-service teachers owing to the difference in gender, location of school and marital status.
To all the contributors of this issue, we express our sincere gratitude. We welcome Research articles on Philosophy of Education, learning theory and technology and the recent trends in teacher education. Quality articles based on first hand experiences, reflection and reading will be considered for publication.