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ACTION RESEARCH PROVIDING STRATEGIES TO VI Th GRADE STUDENTS FOR PROPER MAINTENANCE OF NOTEBOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS By Lhakpa WangyaL Regd. no.: 11303001 Lovely School of Education Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab(INDIA) 2014

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ACTION RESEARCH

PROVIDING STRATEGIES TO VITh

GRADE STUDENTS FOR

PROPER MAINTENANCE OF NOTEBOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS

By

Lhakpa WangyaL

Regd. no.: 11303001

Lovely School of Education

Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab(INDIA)

2014

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PROVIDING STRATEGIES TO VITh

GRADE STUDENTS FOR

PROPER MAINTENANCE OF NOTEBOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS

An action research submitted to the

School of Education

In partial fulfillment of the requirement s for the award of the degree of

Bachelor of Education

By

Lhakpa Wangyal

Regd. no.: 11303001

Lovely School of Education

Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab(INDIA)

2014

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CONTENT

Page

Number TOPIC

Serial

number

1-2 Introduction 1

3 Significance of the study 2

4-5 Objectives, hypothesis, research questions 3

6-10 Methodology sample, data collection, data analysis and

intervention 4

11 Conclusion 5

12 Result and discussion 6

13 References 7

14 Annexure 8

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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. Lhakpa Wangyal has completed his action research entitled

“Providing strategies to VIth

grade students for proper maintenance of note books and

textbooks” under my guidance and supervision. To the best of my knowledge, the present

work is the result of his original investigation and study. No part of the action research has

been submitted for any other degree or diploma to any other university. The action research is

fit for submission for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of B.Ed degree.

Signature of supervisor

(Dr. Sushil Kumar Singh)

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the action research entitled “Providing strategies to VIth

grade

students for proper maintenance of note books and textbooks” submitted in partial

fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of B.Ed is entirely my original

work and all ideas and references have been duly acknowledged. It does not contain any work

that has been submitted for the award of any other degree or diploma of any university.

Signature of student

(Lhakpa Wangyal)

Regd. No. 11303001

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The successful completion of the action research would be incomplete without

acknowledging the person whose ceaseless cooperation made it possible, whose constant

guidance and encouragement bestowed with success. I would like to express my sincere

gratitude to my internship In-charge Dr. Sushil Kumar Singh for the inspiration and the

constructive suggestions that helped me in preparation of the action research. His valuable

guidance has leaded me towards the definite approach.

Besides my Internship In Charge, I would like to thank the rest of my intern friends: Mohit K.

Sharma, Sonam Topgyal, Tshering Lham, Naveet K. Aulakh, Oyem Taki, Tahira K.

Chowdhary, Harpreet Kaur, and Shallu Rana, for their encouragement, insightful comments,

and suggestions.

My sincere thanks also go to teachers, staffs and students of B.S.F Senior Secondary school,

Jalandhar Cantt. for their kind support and cooperation, for making the research possible.

This would not have accomplished without help of my dear teachers, friends, and many more.

So, I would extend my thanks to every one for their unconditional support rendered towards

the action research.

Lhakpa Wangyal

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ABSTRACT

The action research was carried out to improve caring and maintenance of text books

and note books in B.S.F Senior Secondary school, Jalandhar Cantt. . It was an effort

to provide strategies for proper maintenance of text books and note books by the VIth

standard students of the school. Interventions focused on problem about improper

maintenance of books by VIth

standard students so as to make them aware about

importance of caring and maintain books to have enhanced teaching learning

process, which in a way helps the students to perform and achieve better in

academics.

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INTRODUCTION

A textbook is a standardised manual of instruction in a particular branch of study. It

is a collection of knowledge, concepts, and principles of selected topics. Textbooks

are written by one or more teachers, college professors or education experts and

published according to the needs of curriculum and educational institutions. In India,

National Council for Educational Research and Technology (NCERT) publishes

textbooks for different subjects of Classes I to XII to be used in various Central

Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools.

In 19th century, textbooks have become the primary teaching resource for most

children. Technological advancement has changed the trend of referring textbooks in

schools. The printed format is replaced by use of online electronic books. Online and

digital materials are making easy for students to access materials other than the

textbook. Students now have access to electronic and PDF books, online tutoring

systems and video lectures. Although, there is change in way of accessing learning

resources from printed textbook to digital books or resources, there is major

emphasis on use of printed textbooks in all schools in India. In Central Board of

Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools, exams are strictly based on the

prescribed textbooks published by NCERT. So, it is important to maintain textbook

and notebook is critical to academic success.

Notebooks are prime aid for studying as students record their daily notes and

exercise. In some schools marks are given for maintenance of notebooks and

textbooks with due reason their importance in learning process. There are specific

ways of maintaining books and it is found that students are who maintain notebooks

with set of notes are more successful. Proper maintenance of notebooks and

textbooks are advantageous for students in every step of their academic life. These

are resources with balanced, chronological presentation of information.

This action research was done with regard to few VIth

standard students who were

found to have poorly managed textbooks and notebooks. It was my concern and

expectation to have proper maintenance of their books for their own benefit in

teaching learning process.

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When I visited VIth

‘C’ of the school for the first time, I found a student having

carelessly maintained books and notebooks which triggered me to check their

textbooks and notebooks in random manner. I observed few of students having

poorly maintained textbooks and notebooks. This problem seems to be problem for

themselves and their subject teachers. It has been concern among teachers for the

student’s negligence. A teacher told me that improper maintenance of book was a

problem faced in VIth

standard. There were cases of giving marks for maintenance of

books with due reason to inculcate students the sense of caring books. Teachers say

that students used to tear pages from their notebooks and they wrote unnecessary on

cover page, sometimes inside pages and damage books. It was a problem amongst

other teachers too. In a way I come forward with this area for my research.

For few days, I was observing, questioning, and taking informal interview so as to

know the cause of nook and corner. My approach was to bring a change by directing

students to care, maintain and organize books properly through some simple

solutions. Instructions, workshop, individualised counseling and guiding students to

follow certain procedures and steps of keeping note books and text books with care

was prime focus. Book binding, covering book and caring books were emphasised in

the workshop, instruction, guidelines and during individualised counseling. After

two weeks of continuous remediation and guidance, students were found motivated

in caring and maintaining text books and note books properly.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Action research on providing strategies to VIth

grade students for proper

maintenance of notebooks and textbooks is found to help students to success high in

their academics. It will be helpful for the students, teachers, parents and to the

school. As a student progresses, their care and maintaining textbooks and notebooks

is highly demanded. Properly maintained textbooks and notebooks will make

students more organised and systematic in their learning life. There are chances of

lacking strategies which are critical to school success like effective s tudying,

reading comprehension, test taking, or writing strategies if books are not properly

maintained. This lack of effective strategies often leads to frustration, poor grades,

weak motivation, and a dwindling self-esteem.

I was trying to help students to encourage them for maintaining their books on a

regular basis. Within weeks I noticed that they are more organised, structured, and

systematic in their approach on maintaining their books.

The action research was applicable for almost all the school setting and academic

institutions. Text books and note books are indispensable part of student’s life.

Providing strategies for proper maintenance of text books and note books are very

essential steps every teacher has to practice to orient students in learning using

these. This will surely make students more organised and systematic in their learning

life which indirectly helps the students to achieve better in teaching learning

process.

Provision of strategies to care and maintain text books and note books are very

essential for the students. This indirectly makes student achieve better by making

them engaged which helps in organisation and management by reduced problems.

There will be lesser problem of behavior and poor performance academics by the

students. Hence, its vital role of teachers and parents in providing strategies to VIth

grade students for proper maintenance of notebooks and textbooks is found to help

students to success high in their academics.

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OBJECTIVES, HYPOTHESIS, RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Proper maintenance of text book and note book is very important in student's life.

Physical outlook of notebook and textbook have psychological effect on student's

learning. Properly maintained books draw attention and interest of students to use

these. This is in a way helps students to study better. On the other hand, students get

bored to use damaged books. Its human nature to get bored for using damaged

books.

My concern and expectation for proper maintenance of books by the VIth

standard

students was prime reason to do action research on the topic. Interest in finding

solution for the problem and my concern over improving their habit of caring and

maintaining books made me to precede this action research. Through informal

conversation I come to know that this problem was concern for teachers.

Serious concern over finding solution for the problem directed me to find a solution

for it. With these concerns I have done the action research for fulfilling some more

objectives. The major objectives for working on the action research are as listed

below:

To understand student's habit of maintaining books.

To find solutions for improper maintenance of books by VIth

standard

students.

To teach how to cover books.

To enable the students to cover books.

To guide students about book binding i.e an important life skill.

To develop sense of caring and keeping of books.

To orient students for proper maintenance of books through workshop.

To make students accountable for proper maintenance of books.

To improve proper maintenance of books.

To improve student learning through properly maintained text books and note

books.

To improve instructional practices through properly maintained textbooks and

note books.

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To ensure and improve success for all students through properly managed

books.

What impact can properly maintained text books and note books have to students?

How can properly maintained text books and note books improve student’s ability to

achieve better? How will properly maintained books affect students overall learning?

How can implementing the proper maintenance of books will help student? These

are various research questions which stroke me. More over these questions are

helpful me to find out solution for proper maintenance of books by VIth

standard

students.

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METHODOLOGY SAMPLE, DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS AND

INTERVENTION

During the first weeks of teaching internship at B.S.F Senior Secondary school,

Jalandhar Cantt. I checked VIth

grade student’s books randomly after observing one

of student’s careless maintenance of books . It has been concern of mine to have

properly maintained textbooks and notebooks like many other teachers are very

much concerned on this issue. Majority of students have maintained their books

nicely. There are few students whose books are not in good condition, uncovered,

damaged, unbind, and broken spine and hinge of textbooks. So, to orient them to

maintain their books properly this action research was done.

After knowing the entire VIth

standard student’s way of maintaining books, I had

referred the teachers teaching them. They have similar concern. Many suggested that

if students don’t maintain their books properly then they won’t be taking interest in

referring books. A student who doesn’t refer books will not be studying properly.

Some teachers said that with implementation of Continuous Comprehensive

Evaluation (CCE), they have to check notebooks regularly. It has been their action to

allot marks for maintenance of books. Regarding textbooks, teachers says that they

have habit of giving directions in maintaining it properly at least twice a week

whenever textbooks are used in the classroom for reading and class work. Even then

there was problem regarding improper maintenance of books by students.

My approach was to bring a change by directing students to care, maintain and

organize books properly through some simple solutions. Instructions, workshop,

individualised counseling and guiding students to follow certain procedures and

steps of keeping note books and text books with care was prime focus. Book

binding, covering book and caring books were emphasised in the workshop,

instruction, guidelines and during individualised counseling.

Firstly for few days, I was observing, questioning, instructing and taking informal

interview so as to know the cause of nook and corner. So, to find out cause of

problem it was my effort to take an informal interview with students who do and

don’t keep their books properly.

In that unstructured interview, I administered following questions:

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1. Do you like to read textbooks?

2. Are you taking notes given by teacher in the classroom in your notebook?

3. Do you study the notes written in your notebooks?

4. Is your teacher strict regarding maintenance of books?

5. Why you don’t keep your books properly?

6. Are your parents strict in checking your books?

7. How will you study if your books are not in condition to study properly?

8. Do you want to keep your books properly?

9. What else you refer for preparation of exams?

The interview was administered for individual students during their free hours. For

some students these questions were presented in the form of work sheet to answer.

Though the written form of interview questionnaires are found less effective in

expressing students caring, maintaining and organization skills. Some of their

answers which seemed relevant for the topics were personally discussed with those

students.

It was a simple psychological test I had administered where I distributed some of

books on science in different conditions (Many in good condition and some in bad

condition). While distribution it was my interest to check whether students are

interested to use old, torn, having folding in pages for reading. Many of them do not

prefer books in bad condition. They ask for books in better condition. None of them

have accepted the books in bad condition except after telling them that the pages in

the books are intact, print are visible; books are just for reading and are not for

judging their appearance.

I also conducted a survey using questionnaires. For the survey, students were asked

to choose their answers to each question using four different option based response.

The options presented are (MD) Mostly Disagree, (SD) Slightly Disagree, (SA)

slightly agree, and (MA) Mostly agree. The survey questionnaires contained the

following questions:

1. I like studying for becoming class topper.

2. I use notebooks and textbooks for studying.

3. I like to care my text books and notebooks.

4. I use both text books and note books for preparing exams.

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5. I like to cover my textbooks and notebooks properly.

6. I refer only text books for preparation of exams.

7. I like books with proper cover with least defects.

8. I refer only note books for preparation of exams.

9. I don’t like to use books which are in bad condition (Torn pages, folds in the

corner edges, broken hinge of books, etc).

10. I like to refer notes written in my note books.

11. I never used to refer text books and note books while preparing for exams.

12. I used internet to study for exams.

13. I scored very less marks when I use study materials on internet.

14. I get good marks if I study from textbook and note books.

15. I recommend my friends to study from textbooks and note books to score

better in exams.

16. I recommend my friends to study only from internet to score better in exams.

17. All my class mates who study from text books and note books score high in

exams.

18. I will care and maintain my text books and note books properly so that these

can be prime learning resource for me to score high in exam.

19. I believe text books and note books are best learning resource as these are up

to standard, easy to understand and contains necessary information relevant to

exams.

This survey was prepared by my self to know about VIth standard student’s

experience and their consideration of importance of books. Though it was prepared

for the students to give response, they faced difficult in understanding these

questions for which I had to explain and made them to understand. That was helpful

for me to generalise importance text books and note books in achieve better in

teaching learning process which in a way stresses that strategic caring and

maintenance of text books and notebooks far more important task for academic

excellence. This survey was effective for making students aware of importance of

caring and maintenance of text books and note books.

Workshops about book binding, covering of books, caring and maintenance of books

was conducted for twenty minutes in the classes for which I got time to guide so. It

was an effort from my self to learn book binding first which as then demonstrated to

students. Who so ever want to learn were given necessary guidelines and practice.

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Students are trying their best to care and maintain their notebooks and text books in

proper manner.

Data collection was also done through social site like facebook. In one of

educationist site, I posted the title of the action research by asking educationist to

comment and give suggestions in carrying the research. Though there were less

responses, those responses opened my eye to have such opportunities and were

helpful.

With these different methods followed, I referred research journals, document

collection and analysed those information. I was carrying out participant as well as

non-participant observation recordings, questionnaire surveys, structured and

unstructured interviews, and case studies to accomplish this action research.

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PHOTOS OF IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED TEXT BOOKS

Properly maintained text books of class VI students

Some of improperly maintained books by class VI students

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RESULT AND DISCUSSION

This action research was found to be practically applicable for class VIth

students. It was their

improper maintenance of text books and note books which made them to perform less

effectively in their academics. Though there is emphasis of modern use of social sites and

other multimedia learning resources, books (text books and note books) have great role to

play in their learning stages. In Indian education system, curriculum, examination and other

academic activities are scored and graded with strict reference to National Council for

Educational Research and Technology (NCERT) published text books, work books, activity

books, e.t.c. It is thus important for the students to maintain their books with care.

Interventions focused on problem about improper maintenance of books by VIth

standard students so as to make them aware about importance of caring and maintain

books to have enhanced teaching learning process, which in a way helps the students

to perform and achieve better in academics. It was found clear that those students

who has poor caring and maintenance of text books and note books performs poorer

in their academic activities and achieve less than those do had better skill of caring

and maintaining text books and note books.

Through participatory as well as non-participant observation recordings,

questionnaire surveys, structured and unstructured interviews, and case studies, it

was found that those who possess habit of caring and maintaining text books and

note books properly achieve far better than those students who doesn’t have the

habit. But, after provision of strategies to maintain these books, I noticed that VIth

standard students are more organised, structured, and systematic in their approach on

maintaining their books. This will surely help them to perform better and achieve

higher by self motivation. This action research was found practically applicable in

school setting.

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CONCLUSION

This action research has presented an overview of strategies for proper maintenance of text

books and note books by VIth

standard students. It is applicable for almost all the school

setting and academic institutions, to have enhanced performance through increased interest

in use of properly maintained books. Text books and note books are indispensable part of

student’s life. As a student progresses, their care and maintaining textbooks and

notebooks is highly demanded. Properly maintained textbooks and notebooks will

make students more organised and systematic in their learning life which indirectly

helps the students to achieve better in teaching learning process.

It would not have been successful if I haven’t referred research journals, document

collection. I was carrying actively following participant as well as non-participant

observation recordings, questionnaire surveys, structured and unstructured

interviews, and case studies to accomplish this action research. These tools helped

me for procuring the research necessities.

I feel that text books and note books have to be properly cared, maintained and

organised in the best way students can to make themselves attached with these so

that they can perform well in different academic task. They will remain focused with

their studies through properly maintained books. So, it is foremost importance to

care and maintain books by students for effective learning and for realisation of

various objectives and goal.

In summary, I would look forward for a day where VIth

grade students are caring and

maintaining their books properly. Like wise, who so ever refer this action research

be informed with importance of proper maintenance of books in improving over all

learning outcomes.

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ANNEXURE

PARTS OF BOOKS

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ACTION RESEARCH: PROVIDING STRATEGIES TO VITh GRADE STUDENTS FOR

PROPER MAINTENANCE OF NOTEBOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY, PHAGWARA, PUNJAB

NAME: ……………………………………………………. CLASS: ………….………….....

Tick the most appropriate option in the highlighted box. Mostly Disagree =MD, Slightly Disagree = SD, Slightly agree = SA, Mostly agree = MD

Sr.

No. STATEMENTS

SCORE

MD SD SA MD

1 I like studying for becoming class topper.

2 I use notebooks and textbooks for studying.

3 I like to care my text books and notebooks.

4 I use both text books and note books for preparing exams.

5 I like to cover my textbooks and notebooks properly.

6 I refer only text books for preparation of exams.

7 I like books with proper cover with least defects.

8 I refer only note books for preparation of exams.

9

I don’t like to use books which are in bad condition (Torn pages,

folds in the corner edges, broken hinge of books, etc).

10 I like to refer notes written in my note books.

11

I never used to refer text books and note books while preparing for

exams.

12 I used internet to study for exams.

13 I scored very less marks when I use study materials on internet.

14 I get good marks if I study from textbook and note books.

15

I recommend my friends to study from textbooks and note books to

score better in exams.

16

I recommend my friends to study only from internet to score better

in exams.

17

All my class mates who study from text books and note books score

high in exams.

18

I will care and maintain my text books and note books properly so

that these can be prime learning resource for me to score high in

exam.

19

I believe text books and note books are best learning resource as

these are up to standard, easy to understand and contains

necessary information relevant to exams.