Effect of Multimedia Approach on the Learning of Geographic Content by Elementary School Going Students: An Experimental Study

Abstract

Science and Technology is playing a crucial role in every walk of life now a days. Moreover, the world is changing very fast and it has entered into the 21st century. The present century is the century Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Because of the development and use of ICT, the new society is emerging. This is the society which makes use of digitization for every purpose. The process of education has been greatly influenced by the applications of ICT.Educational process has been revolutionized in the Western World by way of adopting new approaches of teaching and learning. These modern approaches of teaching emphasize on the various principle of Instructional technology. In teaching Geography, one of the main parts of Social Science. Geography is a highly visual subject and is complemented with the use of multimedia resources. Audio-visual resources have been used effectively at educational institutions to support teaching and learning in Geography. Visual presentations and representation are integral parts of Geography education (for an example: imported digital images, PowerPoint presentations, satellite images via the World Wide Web, etc) (Mayer,2005). This experimental study is an attempt to investigate the effect of multimedia approach on the learning of geographic content by the 7th grade learners. The main purpose of this experimental study is to find out difference between the academic achievement of 7th grade learners taught through multimedia approach and conventional method of teaching in geographic learning. The major findings of this study will aspire for to have some expressive suggestions for researchers, academicians, learners, teachers and society in terms of a workable teaching strategy for teaching student’s different contents at different levels.