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Ozone Depletion -The degradation of the Earth`s protective layer

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A. (Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D. Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Mrs Sudha Rani Maheshwari, M.Sc (Zoology), B.Ed. Former Principal. A.K.P.I.College, Roorkee, India   “The size of this year’s ozone hole is approaching an all-time high, but … Continue reading

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Pollution in Environment

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A. (Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D. Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Mrs Sudha Rani Maheshwari, M.Sc (Zoology), B.Ed. Former Principal.A.K.P.I.College, Roorkee, India   Pollution is derived from Latin word ‘polluere’ which means ‘to contaminate’ any feature of … Continue reading

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TAXONOMY OF INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES IN EDUCATION

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V (P.G) College, Roorkee, India An objective is an goal or end point of something towards which actions are directed. Objectives generally indicate the end points of a journey. They specify where you want to … Continue reading

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Operant conditioning – Skinner’s learning theory

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V (P.G) College, Roorkee, India     Operant conditioning was developed by Burrhus Friederich Skinner (1904–1990), a psychologist at Harvard University, in 1938. Operant conditioning was coined by B.F. Skinner that is why one may … Continue reading

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EDUCATION OF THE DEPRIVED/ MARGINALIZED GROUPS

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V (P.G) College, Roorkee, India It is widely acknowledged that education has an important role to achieve a greater degree of social justice. The educational institutions are expected to equip children to the best of … Continue reading

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Concept of Education

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V(P.G) College, Roorkee, India There are a lot of contradictions regarding the meaning of education. The fact responsible for this contradiction is lack of uniformity in the meaning of education. Every debater looks at its … Continue reading

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MOTIVATION-’Golden Road to Learning’

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Motivation plays a vital role in every sphere of human resource .Motivation is said to be the ‘heart of learning,’  and ‘potent factor in learning’, as all learning is motivated learning. … Continue reading

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Connectionism -Thorndike’s Learning Theory

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Connectionism was based on the concept, that elements or ideas become associated with one another through experience and that complex ideas can be explained through a set of simple rules.. Connectionism, today … Continue reading

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Macaulay’s Minute on Indian Education

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V(P.G) College, Roorkee, India His idea of “a learned native” was of a native “familiar with the poetry of Milton, the metaphysics of Locke, and the physics of Newton”, i.e. Indian only in external features, … Continue reading

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING-Pavlov Learning Theory

Dr. V.K. Maheshwari, Former Principal K.L.D.A.V(P.G) College, Roorkee, India   Behaviourism is  based on the assumption that learning occurs through interactions with the environment. Two other assumptions of this theory are that the environment shapes behavior and that taking internal … Continue reading

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