A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF FACE TO FACE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED LEARNING ON LEARNING RETENTION OF STUDENTS OF THE B.Ed. PROGRAM

Abstract

The two fundamental learning theories of behaviorism and constructivism are widely used and found to be the most applicable in day to day learning in formal and non-formal learning processes. These two learning theories have impacted the educationists and education advancements today. It is on the basis of these theories that the Face to Face mode and Technology Assisted Learning (TAL) mode are being used. In the Face to Face mode, a single teacher is found teaching a large number of learners irrespective of their learning styles, pace, capacity to learn and study habits. In TAL, it is the computer that plays a critical part in accomplishing pedagogical functions with graphics, pictures, animation and sound. A learning package is developed which allows the learners to learn at their own pace, capacity to absorb and in keeping with their learning style. The only necessity is that the student should be technology friendly and be able to learn from the package.
The aim of the present research was to compare the impact of these two modes of learning namely Face to Face (F to F) and Technology Assisted Learning (TAL) on B. Ed. Students. A theory based topic (TBT) namely 'Motivation' was selected for developing the learning package. The topics 'Motivation is selected from the regular B. Ed. syllabus The total sample consisted of 100 students both boys and girls from B. Ed. Colleges affiliated to University ofLucknow.