Impact of Edutainment Programme in Developing Life Skills with Specific Reference to Critical and Creative Thinking among Adolescent Students of Chattisgarh State

Authors

  • Shaiju P K Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Rages John Government Brennen College of Teacher Education, Thalasseri, Kerala, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12724/ajss.44.2

Keywords:

Edutainment, Life skills, Critical thinking, Creative thinking

Abstract

This study examined the influence of teaching methods, relevance, and effect of edutainment on the development of life skills. Using an Experimental research paradigm, the study compared the F values of Pre-test and Post-test of both Control and Experimental groups to know the influence of different variables on each other. The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of Bastar district, Chattisgarh demonstrated that the means of edutainment used such as brainstorming sessions, games, screening of Hindi movie „Siddharth‟, and group discussions to convey subject matters like Human Rights, especially Rights of Children, were successful in developing both positive and creative thinking in them. The level of achievement using edutainment was more among Government school students, both in rural and urban areas.

Author Biographies

Shaiju P K, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Rages John, Government Brennen College of Teacher Education, Thalasseri, Kerala, India.

Government Brennen College of Teacher Education, Thalasseri, Kerala, India.

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Published

2018-01-01