EFFECT OF SMART CLASS ON LEARNING BIOLOGY CONCEPTS

Abstract

Numbers of initiatives have been taken in India to promote the use of ICT in teaching learning process. One of the most recent approaches of ICT is teaching through smart class technology. Teaching through smart class is regarded as one of the most revolutionary instructional technologies for different subjects at various educational levels. Smart class technology includes giving instruction by using Interactive White Board (IWB) and e-content. The main goal of this article is to evaluate the effect of smart class on learning biology concept among secondary school learners of government and government aided schools of Delhi. It was a Pre-test Post-test Control group Design. The experimental group was taught by using smart class technology. Five chapters of IX class biology i.e. 35 lessons were delivered using interactive white board and e-content while the control group was taught by traditional chalk and talk method. 30 items and 100 items multiple choice question type Achievement Test was constructed by the researcher. Pre-test consisted of 30 items and Post-test consisted of 100 items. Data was collected and analyzed by using t-test. Result showed that smart class has a positive effect on learning process as the learners of smart class had higher achievement level in biology in comparison to the learners of traditional class taught by chalk and talk method. In all the three cases i.e. the learners of government, government aided and private schools had higher achievement level in their post-test in comparison to learners taught by traditional lecture using chalk and talk method.