The document discusses the effectiveness of audio-visual aids in teaching social science. It begins with an introduction on audio-visual education and the need for incorporating various media into teaching. The study aims to evaluate the impact of audio-visual aids on student learning and interest. A survey was conducted among 20 grade 9 students, using a questionnaire, to understand their perceptions of tools like smart classrooms. The findings suggest that the majority of students have a positive view of audio-visual aids and find lessons more engaging and easier to understand when various media are used. Historical events and concepts seem more realistic through projectors. It makes the classroom experience lively and reduces verbalism.

1. PRACTICUM
A
STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF
AUDIO VISUAL AIDS
IN
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Presented By
Smitha Surendran
Social Science
Reg:No: 16914367018

2. 3/10/2015
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
In order to supplement the different teaching methods , the teacher uses
various media.such media is collectively known as audio visual aids . Audio visual
aids assists a teacher in providing suitable learning experiences to learners , in the
formof audio and visualperceptions that would help them acquire new
information more effectively. such experiences would help them to make
impressions meaningfuland long lasting and to develop the skills .Audio visual
education or multimedia based education is instruction where particular attention
is paid to the audio and visualpresentation of the material with the goal of
improving comprihension and retention .Audio visual education, used
supplementary teaching aids such as recordings , transcripts and tapes , motion
pictures , video tapes ,radio and television and computers to improve learning
.Audio visualeducation ,educational instruction by means of materials that use
the senses of sight and hearing to stimulate and enrich learning experiences.
Need and significance
The use of audio visualaids in teaching has increased in the pastfew years
due to technological advancement technology blessed the teachers ,
administrators and student community with multimedia presentations which
increases interest in the classrooms .When teachers uselearning aids , students
show interest and get more stimulate.
The use of audio visualaids in classroomteaching stimulates interest in
pupils.This leads to the wholehearted attention on the part of learner, which
ultimately develop a linking for subject.Audio visualaids bring the pastinto the
present and cover the records of years and even centuries in to a shortperiod of
minutes.Itbreaks the monotony of schoolroutine and are always welcomed by

3. pupils as a happy change in the class room.When audio visual aids are employed
the responseof the class is always better . They make the teaching matter lively
and interesting .Ithelps to childres to observethings in their mostnatural
settings.
Statement of the study
The present study is entitled as “A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
AUDIO VISUAL AIDS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE”
Objectives of the study
To find out the effectiveness of audio visual aids in social science
Scope and limitation
The aim of using aids should be to make learning more interesting and
effective.So it should be to make learning more interesting and
effective.So it should be considered as a substitute for
teaching.principles of audio visual aids for effective teaching to take
place a good method must be adopted by the teacher.The teacher is
always free to choose effective audio visual aids in the
classroom.Ofcourse there are also certain principles of audio visual aids
teach in methodology.AVS are classified in to projected aids , non-
projected aids and activity aids.The major projected aids that could be
used in teaching of social science are OHP,slide projector , films and
film projector,televisionetc…Use of AV AIDS make interest and
attractive in classrooms.The AV aids always helps in competing the
triangular process such as motivation clarification and stimulation.It
provides significant gaines in informal learning,retention ,recall ,
imagination,personal growth and development.

4. CHAPTER 2
1. Methodology
Methodology refers to the use of different kinds of method to uder take the study
2.Methods used for the study
For the presence study the investigator has used the survey method
3.TOOL Used for the study
TOOL Used for the study is well prepared questionnaire
4.Sample used for the study
Sample used for the study is twenty students of standard IX in K I T E H S.KAYAMKULAM.

5. CHAPTER 3
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
The investigator has conducted a survey in
“A study on the effectiveness of Audio visual Aids in social
Science” and well . prepared questions was distributed
comprising of 15 questions to 20 students of 9th
standard
In K.I.T. English High School, Kayamkulam . The investigator
has made the following analysis on the basis of data collected.
SL NO
POSITIVE NEGATIVE PERCENTAGE OF
POSITIVE
PERCENTAGEOF
NEGATIVE
1
17 3 85% 15%
2
18 2 90% 10%
3
19 1 95% 5%
4
16 4 80% 20%
5
19 1 95% 5%
6
20 0 100% 0
7
18 2 90% 10%
8
9
14
16
6
4
70%
80%
30%
20%
10 15 5 75% 25%
11 10 10 50% 50%

6. Fromthe aboveanalysis understood that,To the question do you like the use of
audio visualaid for teaching 85% have responded positively and 15 % only
negatively.
To the question can you see the historical events through the use of projector,
100% havr positively responded .100%of students opined that it can give reality
and vividness to learning situation.
Majority of students opined that use of audio visualaids in teaching and learning
very interesting and attractive.
12 14 6 70% 30%
13 20 0 100% 0%
14 17 3 85% 15%
15 18 2 90% 10%

7. CHAPTER: 4
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
Audio visualaid is the best tool for making teaching effective and the best
dissemination of knowledge.Audio –visualmaterial can be inciuded tape
recorder,radio,movie,projector method etc .They are very usefulfor teaching
process,they arefacilitators for making an explanation of topic that may
involve difficult term, in to an easy understanding.They arethe great tools to
catch audience attention and help them to get involve in to the learning
process withoutproblem .They help to present the material in an attractive
way ,so that is more meaningful for everyoneto process subject.Weareliving
today in a rich and sophisticated audio visual environment .As teachers ,we
must face to the fact that this radically changes our pupil’s expectations.

8. REFERENCE
J.C.AGGARWAL – ESSENTIALS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Prof.RAMESH CHANDA –IMPACTOF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGYINEDUCATION.

9. APPENDIX
1.Do you like the use of audio visualaid for teaching ?
Yes/No
2.Is your teacher usesmartclassroomfor teaching social science ?
Yes/No
3.Wheather use of this method make your class effective and
interesting?
Yes /No
4.Do this model providesuitable learning experience?
Yes/No
5.Wheareuseof this method makes the learning easier for you?
Yes/No
6.Can you see the historical events through the use of projector?
Yes/No
7.Whether it can provideveriety of methods in teaching-learning?
Yes /No
8.Do you get more informations by this method?
Yes/No
9.Is it m0tivate the students?

10. Yes/No
10.Whether this method can give clarity to learning?
Yes /No
11.Wheather it helps to learn more?
Yes/No
12.Wheather it can improveyour memory power?
Yes/No
13.Wheather it can give reality and vividness to learning situation?
Yes /No
14.Can it reduce the verbalismin classroom?
Yes/No
15.Do you feel natural settings in smartclass rooms?
Yes/No