PRACTICUM REPORT

 Impact of social media on school student’s academic performance 

INTRODUCTION

The advent of the internet in the 1990s led to major developments in the world of communication hence the introduction of social networking sites. The coming into being of these sites revolutionized the world of communication and today we celebrate its improvements ranging from education to entertainment. The evolution of the internet has led to its usage as the best medium of communication whereby two-third of the internet world‘s population visit social networking sites thus serving as communication and connection tools. These networking sites are referred to as social media. Social media exploded as a category of online discourse which enables people to create contents, share them, bookmark them and network at a prodigious rate. This has breached the gab that existed in communication where people had to rely solely on traditional methods such as letters and phone calls as a mode of getting in touch with friends and relatives. Social media is fast changing the public discourse in the society and is setting trends and agenda in topics that ranges from the environment and politics to technology. The driving factors for adoption of social media are the progressively ubiquitous access, convenience, functionality, and flexibility of social technologies. These factors have made the adoption of social media very easy 3 and have tremendously improved mankind’s life by exposing him to different ways of creating and sharing information. An additional benefit of social technologies provided on the internet is that they are frequently free or require marginal investment, thereby eliminating a potential barrier to adoption. All of us are social beings and like to socialize. Social media are web-based tools that enable people to create and share information, ideas, interests and many other things by forming online social communities and networks. Social media has entirely transformed the way we communicate, bringing us closer than ever before. Owing to its ease of use, speed and reach, social media use is prevalent in all age groups form children to old people. However, it has been observed that the use of social media is highest amongst students including children, teenagers and adults. Social media can also be used as an educational tool for learning amongst students. Students can connect with their professors or classmates online, if they face any issue related to their studies. This will help them to connect with their teachers and classmates in a new way providing flexibility in learning. However, there is also a darker side associated with the social media use amongst students. Many students start losing concentration in studies due to their addiction to social media use and this results in a fall in their overall academic performance. Academics is a very important aspect of a student’s life. A good academic performance helps to build a successful and secure future. However, social media has affected students’ focus towards learning in such a way that it has started interfering with their educational performance and thus indirectly their future. This report shall include a brief explanation of social media impact amongst students.

 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 

The aim of this work is to find out the positive and negative impact of social media on students’ academic performance. Specifically it sought to answer the following: 1. What is social media and why students use it? 2. How much time do students spend using social media? 3. What is the impact of social media on students’ academic performance? 

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

 Social networks are becoming more popular among university students and are a new way of spending free time and serve as a separate channel for finding the necessary information, both educational and entertaining. Therefore, it is urgent to examine the question of what effect social networks have on their users, in particular, how the use of social networks affects the academic success of students. This study will discover this information, giving the researchers an opportunity to explore and gain new knowledge. Furthermore, it can be used for future studies. 

METHODOLOGY 

This part presents the methodology used. The study was conducted to assess the impact of social media on students’ academic performance. Forty Eight students who are actively using social media are the respondents of the study. The instrument for data collection was the survey, observation and review of previous studies. To gather data for the three questions, survey, review of literatures and analysis were used. The survey conducted among students contained clear and simple questions that enable the respondents to provide accurate information.

 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This section presents the data gathered, the analysis and their interpretation relative to the questions raised in the study. The student’s responses are evaluated against the following parameters: 

THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHY STUDENTS USE IT

 Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to communitybased input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Websites and applications dedicated to forums, microblogging, social networking, social bookmarking, and wikis are among the different types of social media. Some prominent examples of social media are Facebook, twitter, Google+, Wikipedia, whatsapp. The use of social media in education provides students with the ability to get more useful information, to connect with learning groups and other educational systems that make education convenient. Social network tools afford students and institutions with multiple opportunities to improve learning method. In school, the use of online platforms such as school website will give students the right access to quality information about the school environment, departments, faculties, rules, and regulations. It has been observed that social media has a wider and faster means of circulating information not only to the students of an institution but also to the generality of the public. Thirty eight (80%) of the respondents has free access to the internet, only four (10%) don’t have free access to the internet. Almost everyone can freely access the internet with their parent’s smartphone anytime with their permission. When it comes to usage of social media, majority of the respondents said that they are using it for communication and to find information for educational purposes; and a few for online games. It turned-out that respondents’ main purpose is for communication. Aside from communication, study revealed that respondents are using internet and social media for learning. It was found that students do their assignments using the internet. 

TIME STUDENTS SPEND IN SOCIAL MEDIA

 Most of the students are not sure how much time they spend on internet for social media. Overall, the largest part of the respondents use social media 30min-1hour per day.

 IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 

 Positive Impact Of Social Media On Academic Performance Of Students There are many positive effects associated with the social media use amongst students related to their academics. Students can connect with various educational groups related to their field of study on social media and easily access all the important and authentic information shared by others. They can also share some good information they found out on such groups, which in turn will boost their confidence and this will help in the learning process. Ability to form groups on social media enable teachers to connect with the students to share important instructions for the class as well as necessary study material for the students. Students can also share their viewpoints, innovative ideas or even doubts related to studies with their classmates and teachers on these groups. This will help students to actively participate in such group discussions and this in turn will help to improve their knowledge. Teachers can also provide a link for students to upload their homework or assignments on such study groups. All of this will save a lot of time and effort of students which can be utilized for studying. Social media helps students to collaborate, if they are working together on some group project. This helps them to communicate and exchange information for the project easily, thus saving their energy and commute time that can be utilized for the project work. Students use social media platform such as YouTube, which have millions of educational videos, which help students to broaden their scope of knowledge as well as develop various other good skills and talents. If students find some good and informative videos related to their studies, they can share it with their friends or classmates who can benefit by watching them. Presently, there are many academic apps such as Byjus app on social media who can help students to solve their academic problems. Students also have exposure to contact experts or refer to their blogs in various fields of study using social media, to gain proper information and knowledge for their own field of study. This can help them to gain some real-world and actual knowledge, which will increase their knowledge scope. Thus, it is clear that if used wisely for educational and constructive purposes, social media can have positive influence on students’ academic performance. Despite the various positive effects that social media can have, if not used properly and vigilantly it can also affect students’ academic performance negatively.  Negative Impact Of Social Media On Academic Performance of Students Many researches have shown that there is a close correlation between the use of social media and degradation of overall academic performance of students. This means that, when a student gets too involved with the use of social media, it affects his overall academic performance. Many students use social media solely for social networking, chatting and just whiling away their time. This wastes their study time and thus they are not able to complete their homework, assignments or projects on time. This affects their studies which eventually hampers their GPA. Also, while studying, students keep checking their social media accounts for new updates and notifications. This distracts them and results in loss of concentration in studies which can affect their academic performance negatively. Recommendations As we have seen, social media can have both a positive and negative impact on the academic performance of students. While it may not be possible to completely eliminate the negative effects of social media, use of certain ways may help mitigate them. Schools and colleges can educate students about the detrimental effects of neglecting academics owing to the excessive use of social media. Educational institutions should try to recommend social media use for positive things such as learning, knowledge sharing or watching informational and educational videos rather than just for social networking, chatting or entertainment purpose. These institutions must encourage students and teachers to implement the positive use of social media. This includes creating online groups on social media to discuss assignments or any study issues faced by students, students sharing their viewpoints about a curriculum related task with their peers or professors on such groups, professors trying to make learning a fun experience using social media and many more. Students should avoid over indulgence with social media and use it moderately. Parents must be vigilant about their children’s social media use and try to pay attention to their academic as well as overall performance. Parents should try to interact with their children on a daily basis and try to have good family time which will help their children to feel emotionally secure and safe. This can help to reduce their dependence on social media for seeking emotional support or bonding. 

CONCLUSION 

Thus, it can be concluded that impact of social media on students’ academic performance is two-way. This means that if used smartly and judiciously social media can have positive effect on academic performance of students, while if used carelessly and without awareness, it can affect students’ overall academic performance, thus endangering their future. The use of social media amongst students must be moderate. They should be made fully aware of the difference between the real world in which they are living and the virtual world which they have created using social media. Students should know that the virtual world on social media is not going to help them build a successful future, but good academic performance will. This will help them to be more focussed and responsible towards their studies. Students should try to create a balance between social media use and their studies, so that they do not get distracted while studying. When using social media, students should try to use it more often for educational purposes such as acquiring or sharing information, seeking help from friends, classmates or professors to get their doubts clarified, collaborating with classmates for group tasks and so on. They must try to limit the social media use for enjoyment purpose or just to waste their time. Hence, if used effectively for constructive purposes such as learning or sharing information online, social media can prove to be a helpful tool for students. On the other hand, excessive social media use for social networking or entertainment can seriously negatively affect their academic performance.

SCIENCE MUSEUM

Science museum

 

Museums are wonderful media for public education. They are institutions that collect and preserve original objects and specimens and use them for research and educational displays. Museums are are repositories with an array of educative materials including rare specimens on a  variety of subjects arranged in logical order.

As the word implies museum is intended to be a place for study. It is reference file of real objects by which one can verify and amplify knowledge. It is a place where one learns by seeing articles of interest a centre of recreation where one learns pleasantly and enjoys.

Museums are symbols of of culture and knowledge dedicated to the service of people. In a public museum one cannot touch and handle objects under observation. But in a school museum one can study by handling things.

For the scholar, museum represents repositories of the objects of study and research, for education educationist and teachers they are store houses of concrete and vivid adjuncts which lend colour and reality to all forms of teaching, for students they act as a spark which can ignite Wonder and curiosity  while ordinary citizen they can be sources of pleasure, delight and knowledge.

Advantages of science museum

1.        Barriers of language are diminished in a museum.

2.       Museum provides knowledge through entertainment and fun.

3.       Museum appeal to the sense of beauty, sense of curiosity and the sense of continuity with the past.

4.       Stimulates interest awareness knowledge and understanding.

5.       Provide a model for going beyond classroom education.

6.       Develop stronger sensor enquiry for participants and get frank answers.

7.        Offer experiences that tough for schools to present.

8.       Advantages of science museum.

9.       Make you smarter by having gained informations or insight during your visit.

10.   Provide an effective way of learning in informal environment.

11.   Museums are a lot more than collection of artefact they allow you to meet with neighbours discuss thoughts and opinions and become and active part of the community.

12.   The promotion of education and cultivation of conversation that are taking place in museum across the nation shapes and strengthens our neighbourhoods.

Disadvantages of science museum

1.       It may be difficult to organise a field trip due to cost, safety issues etc.

2.       It may be difficult for the students to focus on lessons if they are excited about spending a day outside the classroom.

FIELD VISIT REPORT

FIELD TRIP REPORT

The field trip for the year first year B.Ed. students was organized on 19th October 2019. The field trip program of Government College for Teacher Education was planned for one day. It was a journey to famous places in and around Thiruvananthapuram City. The places were Aruvikkara dam, Koyikkal Palace, Kerala legislative assembly, Science and technology museum, Kuthiramalika Palace, Sunil’s wax museum and Vettucadu veli beach.

The field trip was organized for students belonging to physical science, natural science Malayalam Hindi Sanskrit and geography optional subjects. In total there were 27 students from various optional subjects and were accompanied by 5 teachers. All the students gathered at the college at around 7:45 a.m. The journey started by 8:00 a.m. The first destination was Aruvikkara dam followed by the Koyikkal palace. Because of some unavoidable reasons I could not visit Aruvikkara dam and Koyikkal palace. I joined the team at Kerala legislative assembly premises by around 11:15 a.m. In order to enter the Kerala legislative assembly we had to take entry pass and then we went to see the Kerala legislative assembly museum which is located right inside the Kerala legislative assembly complex.

i. Kerala legislative assembly museum and Kerala legislative assembly

The building was in fact the headquarters of the Travancore Nair brigade in 1868 and was later used as a military hospital. Later on, it was converted into legislative assembly museum and was inaugurated on 5th May 2006. The museum displays photos objects and artefacts that shows the rich democratic and political heritage of Kerala. The museum is designed in a way that every visitor gets a knowledge about the history of Kerala assembly. The museum has a section dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. After watching the museum we went to see the Niyamasabha Mandiram. There was a guide who described all the details about the building.

The Niyamasabha mandiram located in Palayam Thiruvananthapuram is the seat of the Kerala legislative assembly. In 1979 Neelam Sanjeeva reddy the president of India laid the foundation stone of the complex. The Niyamasabha mandiram has 8 floors. Central hall is in the fifth floor, where the assembly is held. The Central hallhas eight galleries which can accommodate around 750 people at a time. Also there is a media box. The Central hall is fully furnished with Nilambur teakwood. The ceiling of the Central hall is painted with a halogen paint which contains K13 silicone which is an excellent sound absorber and prevents echo. The Central hall has 170 halogen light which prevents the formation of shadow. The Central hall has a Dias exclusively for the speaker and three sets of tables for the executive staff members. There are 141 seats arranged in in alphabetical order for the MLA and ministers. Each seat is provided with microphone and electronic voting system. The background wall of the Central hall has a large portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. There is a monitor which is used to display the electronic voting result. The guide then described about the security system and pass issuing system which is followed. There was a lady guide who explained all the details about the history and infrastructure of the Niyamasabha mandiram

After visiting the Niyamasabha mandiram we went to the Science and technology museum which is located in PMG Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram. Since we were late we could not see the show. We had our lunch at the museum premises and started our journey to Kuthiramalika.

ii. Kuthiramalika

Kuthiramalika Palace is situated adjacent to Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in East fort, Thiruvananthapuram district. The palace was built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma. We reached Kuthiramalika by around 2:45 p.m. We were guided by a guide who described as about the palace. The palace got its name because of the 122 two horses that are carved on the roof of the southern part of the palace. The official name of the palace is Putten Malika. The palace was constructed by 5000 workers in 4 years. The palace was left unoccupied for about 150 years after the death of Swathi Thirunal who had lived in the palace for only 7 years. Later on, the 20 rooms of the palace where opened for the visitors in 1995.The palace is made from teakwood, rosewood, marble and granite. Guide told that even though there are 80 rooms in the palace only 20 where opened for the visitors and the remaining 60 where closed due to court issues. The floors of some rooms in the palace where made of egg white charcoal and limestone. Guide showed us various collections displayed in the palace which includes Belgium and Italian mirrors, paintings, musical instruments, cradles made from elephant trunk collection of weapons used for hunting, sculptures made from Italian marble, royal thrones made from elephant trunks and crystal etc. The guide told us that the ceiling of the library room was painted using natural flower and leaf extracts. Guide showed us the meditation and music composing room used by the king. One of the rooms displays the 3D image of Sree Chithira thirunal balarama Varma. After visiting the palace we then went to chitralayam art gallery, which is located inside palace. The displays historical photos and portraits related to Travancore and Cochin royal dynasty. In the art gallery we saw the real stuffing of the head portion of an elephant named Chandrashekaran. The stuffing was done by a process called taxidermy. Taxidermy is the preserving of an animal's body via mounting or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study.

Then by around 4: 00p.m we moved to our next destination which was Sunil's wax museum located near to Kuthiramalika palace.

iii. Sunil’s wax museum

Sunil wax museum is a wax new museum started by Sunil Kandalloor. The wax museum has 27 sculptures of famous celebrities related to politics, arts, sports etc. There was a guide who gave us instructions as well as detailed description about sculptures .Sculptures of the following personalities where displayed.

Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Anna Hazare, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sai Baba, Prakash Raj, Indira Gandhi, Ravi Shankar, Rabindranath Tagore, APJ Abdul Kalam, Mohanlal, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Narendra Modi, V S Achuthanandan, Rajinikanth, Baahubali Prabhas, Abhinandan varthaman, Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan, MGR, Sree Narayana Guru, justice Krishna Iyer, Raja Ravi Varma, Rajiv Gandhi, BR Ambedkar, Dada Saheb Phalke.

Some of the sculptures at wax museum

After visiting the wax museum we went to Vettucadu veli beach.

iv. Vettucadu veli beach

We reached the beach by around 5:00 pm. The famous church popularly known as Vettukad Palli was situated there. Since it was evening time there was a lot people at the beach. I got the opportunity to enter the church. We spent around 45 minutes at the beach. We had a lot of fun playing with friends at the beach. By 5:45 p.m. we started our journey back to college. On the way back to college we stopped for 10 minutes and had tea.

A few students where dropped at the railway station and Thampanoor bus stop and the remaining students along with teachers went back to the college.

Conclusion

For me, it was a wonderful experience because it was for the first time I was visiting almost all the places accept the Science and technology museum. The field trip has provided situations for student teachers to learn and get acquainted with the process of organizing and conducting a study tour or field trip.

SCHOOL INDUCTION PROGRAMME

SCHOOL INDUCTION PROGRAM REPORT

K S Abraham Memorial Higher Secondary School (AMHSS), Thirumala

Preface

Our B.Ed. Curriculum include five day school induction program. From this program our aim is to attain more details and ideas about school activities, curriculum, environment and method of teaching. My school induction program started on 13th August 2019. I selected K S Abraham Memorial Higher Secondary School (AMHSS) Thirumala for this program. There were three students from physical science optional and two students from English optional from GCTE.

Physical Science 

Nimisha A

Aswathy M Nair
Rinoja K.S

English

Anjana N
 Dhanya Vikraman

We got chance to observe the classes of concern teachers and to take three shared classes. We collected details and photos about school activities and functioning and we could find the problems faced by the students.

OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL INDUCTION PROGRAMME

 To enable the student teacher
 To acquaint with the school environment and day to day functioning.
 To observe the lessons of school teachers individually or in a small groups.
 To meet the students informally to learn their background and their interest in learning.
 To identify the learning facilities in the school.
 To engage lessons individually or as shared practice.
 To maintain a detailed diary as record of visit.

SCHOOL DETAILS

HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

It was in 1923, that is 95 years ago that the Abraham Memorial Higher Secondary School,with English medium was established by Sri. K.S.Abraham who was one of the pioneers of English education in this part of the Trivandrum District. The School was functioning as a vernacular school at least a decade before 1923, Sri.K.S.Abrahhama man of vision and missionary zeal gave educational opportunity for children from all section of society and often allowing them monetary concessions. The School which started with just 5 pupils in the English Medium grew and prospered providing social and educational growth to the people in and around Thirumala who would have otherwise denied this opportunity.
Later, when the medium of instruction was uniformly changed into Malayalam in all primary and secondary school the English medium had to go. Once again in 1984, this High School started an English Medium section. To crown these achievements, the Higher Secondary Section had been started in the School in 2000 with two Science batches and one Humanities batch.
The founder Manager passed away in 1954 and Sri.L.J.Solomn Roy became the manager. The school maintained its popularity and progress through ups and down. Sir.L.J.Solomon Roy died in 1979 and his son Sri. A.S. Ben Roy is the present manager.
The School situated about 8 kilometres North East of the Capital City of Kerala has 1300 students on Roll. It has 70 members on the teaching staff. Sri.B.Krishnakumar is the present Head Master of the School.
The School is committed to strive for the whole some development-mental, physical and spiritual of the children. The responsibility of the school to the society is as great as it had ever been. It is in the goodwill and the co-operation of our people that the success and growth of the institution depend.

MANAGEMENT / ADMINISTRATION

i. Principal - Rajasree D.V
ii. Vice principal - Anitha K
iii. Headmaster - B. Krishnakumar
iv. Staff Secretary - S.D.Pradeep
v. Co- operative society secretary - S.S.Saji Das
vi. School leader - Ananthu .V.Nair
vii. NSS Program Officer - Sandhya
viii. PTA President - Wilfred Thomas
ix. School Librarian - Biji .V

LAYOUT AND STRUCTURE

The school has the following buildings.
UP Block - 11 Class rooms, NCC room, Maths Lab, Science Lab, Smart room
High Section Block - 23 Class rooms, Noon meal Shed, U-Shed, Library, Computer lab,Computer lab
Staff room, Social Science Lab, Store
HSS Block - 12 Class rooms, Chemistry lab, Physics lab, Computer lab, Zoology lab,
Botany lab, Computer lab, Staff room, Canteen
Auditorium - There is an open Stage as well as a mini stage.
Lunch Room - There is no separate lunch room for teachers and students.
Toilets - 16 toilets for girls and 10 for boys.

STRENGTH OF THE SCHOOL

There are total 901 students and 46 teachers in the school. There are 41 lady teachers and 5 male teachers. There are 6 non-teaching staff which includes clerks, lab attendants, peon and security guard.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL FOR THE ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT’S PERSONALITY

1. CLUBS

(1) English Club

The primary aim of the club is to enable students to develop confidence in using English and make them enjoy the learning process. English club is set up with a view to improving and polishing communication skills in the language. It provides a platform for self expression. The club members will initiate and encourage their classmates to talk in English.
(2) Hindi Club
This club is for National language lovers. Hindi Day is celebrated with true patriotic spirit. Various literary programs like Hindi handwriting competition, Hindi news reading competition, Hindi Speech competition and Hindi essay writing competition are conducted.
(3) Sanskrit Club
The primary aim of this club is to enable students to appreciate the importance of Sanskrit language. Sanskrit day is celebrated. Sanskrit morning assembly used to be held in which students and teachers presented all the assembly programs in Sanskrit like prayer, thought for the day, pledge, news, speech and Sanskrit poem recitation.
(4) Malayalam Club The Malayalam Club is a club which gives children great opportunities for showcasing their Malayalam language skills through various events conducted inside and outside campus. The club also helps children in forming good life long habits and cultivating a voluntaristic spirit by coming close to their mother tongue. Club activities supplement academics and give the students practical training which they require in day to day life.
(5) Reading Club Provide a great way to engage students with reading and help build a reading culture at school by encouraging students to read daily news paper and by organizing various reading competitions.
(6) Radio Club In an effort to provide opportunity for children to develop communication skill radio programs are been organized by the radio club members of UP and High School. Programs are been conducted in Malayalam, English, Hindi and Sanskrit.
(7) Science Club
The primary aim of science club is to inculcate scientific aptitude among the students. Students are encouraged to do simple science experiments, spread awareness about environmental pollution, and make useful products from waste materials. Various national and international days related with science and technology are celebrated to spread awareness among students. Science exhibition is conducted.
(8) Mathematics Club
The aim is to stimulate children’s mathematical curiosity. Experiencing the wonders of mathematics will result in a positive attitude towards the subject that will take them a long away even beyond classrooms.
(9) IT Club
Hand on training is given to the students. The club will bring out a newsletter every three months. The members will be trained to operate smart classrooms and multimedia room. They also assist in school blog and website
(10) Nature Club
The club will try to make the school campus an eco- friendly one. Posters will be put up as a part of this. It will see to the management of solid waste.
(11)Social Science Club
The club will help the students to care for the past so as to create a better future and also to value and preserve the rich heritage.

2. CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

To help the students cope with the stress. They do have very strong career guidance of councelling unit. The students are free to approach the teachers in charge and ask for help. Motivation and councelling classes are given at regular intervals and also on a one to one basis. Sessions on the immense courses available after plus two are held.

3. GAMES AND SPORTS

Special care is given to those students who excel in various sports events at the district and state level. Students are taught Yoga in connection with international Yoga day.
4. SPORTS MEET
In each class there are two periods in a week for sports activities, students participate in race, shuttle badminton, Kho-Kho, Khabbadi etc. School sports meet is conducted at the school assembly ground. Good performers are selected for inter school competitions and other competitions held at various level.

5. SCHOOL YOUTH FESTIVAL

This school organizes arts festival in which students participate in various cultural programs. Teachers provide immense support and encouragement for the students. Training and practice of various dance and music programs are provided by the teachers. Students are selected to participate in sub district youth festival. Programs are held at open air auditorium.

6. PHOTOCOPYING FACILITY

A photocopying machine has been installed in the school society for the benefits of students and teachers.

7. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

This cooperative society supplies text books and other study material to the students as and when needed at concessional rates.

8. CANTEEN

This school runs a canteen where students can buy Tea, coffee, snacks and chocolates.

9. SCHOOL BUS

Four school buses sponsored by PTA and MLA run to different parts of the city and beyond city limits.

10. COMPUTER LAB

AMHSS Thirumala has separate computer labs for UP, HS and HSS. Due to lack of infrastructure the UP and HS are using the same computer lab There are 5 PC and 15 laptops in the HS section and 11 PC and 2 laptops in the HSS section. Every lab has high speed internet connection and is equipped with white board and projectors. KITE and Samagra project is working here. The school maintains a website in which basic details of the students, staff and various academic and co-curricular activities are been updated.

11. SCIENCE LABS

The school maintain separate labs for Chemistry, Physics and Biology at HSS level.

12. CHEMISTRY LAB

The Higher secondary section has a chemistry lab where maximum 30 students can be accommodated at a time. There are 4 work tables available in the lab and the students perform experiments batch wise with each batch consisting of 30 students. The experiments performed by the students includes Salt analysis, Titration etc.

13. PHYSICS LAB

The Higher secondary section has a chemistry lab where maximum 30 students can be accommodated at a time. There are 4 work tables available in the lab and the students perform experiments batch wise .There are 6groups in a batch and each group consist of 5 students. Total 22 experiments are performed by the students

14. BIOLOGY LAB

The botany and zoology lab contains models, specimens, permanent slides etc. The botany and zoology lab has 12 microscope each. Both the labs can accommodate maximum 30 students at a time.

15. SCIENCE LAB

A common science lab is maintained at High School level. This lab is well equipped where teachers can demonstrate various science experiments and help students to have hand on experience.

16. LIBRARY

School has a library which provides books to students and teachers. Daily news papers both in Malayalam and English is available. Reference books for various entrance exams for HSS level is also available. It has a variety of books ranging from fairy tales, encyclopedia, fictions, science , commerce and general knowledge

17. SMART CLASS ROOMS

To keep up with the latest technology they have smart classrooms and teaching takes place using technological aids. They have a multi media auditorium with an LCD projector. E- learning using samagra portal is a effectively utilized.

18. TOILETS AND WATER FACILITIES

The school provides sufficient toilet facilities for the students and staff.

19. MID DAY MEAL PROGRAMME

Mid day meal program initiated by the government is carried out very systematically. Students are able to have a healthy and nutritious lunch during every working day.

20. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

i. K Suresh Kumar, the physical science faculty has won the National teachers award for the year 2012.
ii. K Suresh Kumar, the physical science faculty has won the NCERT award.
iii. Five students from 12th standard secured full A+ in the year 2018.
iv. Nine students from 10th standard secured full A+ in the year 2018.

21. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION

AMHSS conducts onam exam, Christmas exam and annual exam every year. They also conduct unit test and monthly test. Model exams for 10th and 12th standard students are also conducted. PSC exams, SET exam and other UPSC exams also are conducted in the school.

1st SHARED CLASS DETAILS

Student Teachers: Aswathy, Nimisha A, Rinoja K S Class : VIII
Subject: Physics Division: A
Chapter: Force Strength: 36
Topic: Thrust Period : Vth
Student teachers introduced themselves and began the class by wishing the students. Aswathy introduced the topic by checking their previous knowledge on force. The students responded positively by shouting the definition of force. Nimisha took a geometry box of a student and asked the students to list out various forces acting on it. Students responded by mentioning gravitational force, frictional force and reaction force. At the same time Rinoja arranged the materials for the demonstration of thrust and rubbed blackboard and wrote subject name. After which students were introduced with various daily life experiences of thrust. Students listened very carefully and asked very interesting questions, which was appreciated and replied by the student teachers. Aswathy introduced the concept of Thrust which was elaborated and illustrated by Nimisha and Rinoja. A demonstration based on the textbook exercise was performed by Aswathy and Nimisha. Students were asked to come in lines and make required observation. The class was duly managed by Rinoja. After which a table was drawn in the blackboard and was filled with the help of the students by asking them questions related to the demonstration. Some students were responding very well while a few didn’t show any interest in these activities. Finally the definition and mathematical equation of Thrust was explained and written on the blackboard. Bye that time bell ran class was stopped and student teachers left the class by wishing the students.

2nd SHARED CLASS DETAILS

Student Teachers: Aswathy, Nimisha .A, Rinoja Class: IX
Subject: Chemistry
Division: F
Chapter: Redox Reaction and Rate of Chemical Reaction Strength: 19
 Topic: Oxidation, Reduction, and Oxidation Number Period: 2nd

Student teachers introduced themselves and began the class by wishing the students. Optional teacher Bindu ma’am came to observe to observe the shared class of the student teachers. Aswathy begin the class by checking their previous knowledge on oxidation and reduction. Few answered the questions, Aswathy explained the concept and meaning of oxidation, reduction, oxidation number and reduction number. By that time Rinoja wrote few examples on the blackboard and encouraged students to answer. Further Rinoja explained the rules to determine oxidation number with the help of some examples. Students were not responding well. Then Bindu ma’am once again took the topic from the very basic concept. Students seemed to lack basic knowledge in chemistry and arithmetic knowledge was also not up to the required level. Teacher could explain the concept of oxidation in a very simple and effective manner. By then bell rang and class was stopped. Student teacher was instructed by the optional teacher to once again explain the basic concept during the interval time. Students wished the student teachers and Bindu ma’am whole heartedly.

3rd SHARED CLASS DETAILS

Student Teachers: Aswathy, Nimisha .A, Rinoja Class: VIII


Subject: Chemistry Division: A
Chapter: Redox Reaction and Rate of Chemical Reaction
 Strength: 46
Topic: Oxidation number
 Period: 2nd

Student teachers introduced themselves and began the class by wishing the students. Optional teacher Bindu ma’am came to observe to observe the shared class of the student teachers. Aswathy begin the class by checking their previous knowledge on oxidation and reduction. Few

answered the questions, Aswathy explained the concept and meaning of oxidation, reduction, oxidation number and reduction number and corresponding definitions and concepts were written on the blackboard. Rinoja continued the class by discussing the basic rules to determine oxidation number. Nimisha explained the concept once more by discussing more examples students were encouraged to do the problems on the blackboard. Bindu ma’am also helped the students to understand the concept clearly. Students responded in a positive way. By that then bell rang, student teaches wished the class and ended the class.

BOOK REVIEW

Name of the book  :   വൈദ്യുതി ചരിത്രവും  ശാസ്ത്രവു.

Name of author      : G srinivasan

കഴിഞ്ഞ ഏതാനും ദശകങ്ങളായി വൈദ്യുതോത്പാദന-വിതരണം രംഗത്തു പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ശ്രീ ജി ശ്രീനിവാസൻ എഴുതിയ വൈദ്യുതി  ചരിത്രവും ശാസ്ത്രവും എന്ന പുസ്തകമാണ്  ഞാൻ വായിച്ചത്.
വൈദ്യുതിയുടെ കഥ വളരെ ലളിതമായ ഭാഷയിൽ സ്കൂൾ  കുട്ടികൾക്ക് രസിക്കും വിധം ഭംഗിയായി ഇതിൽ  അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇന്ത്യയിലെയും കേരളത്തിലെയും  വൈദ്യുതി രംഗത്തെ പറ്റി കാലികമായ അറിവുകൾകൾ ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ  ഉൾക്കൊള്ളിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
നാം കടന്നു പോകുന്ന കാലം അഭിമുഖീകരിക്കുന്ന ഇന്ന് വൈദ്യുതി സംബന്ധമായ പ്രശ്നങ്ങളെപ്പറ്റി ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ പരാമർശിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. ജനങ്ങളുടെ ജീവിതം മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിന് വൈദ്യുതി എത്രമാത്രം മാത്രം പ്രധാനമാണെന്നും വർധിച്ചുവരുന്ന നമ്മുടെ വൈദ്യുതി ആവശ്യങ്ങൾ നിറവേറ്റുന്നതിന് എന്തെല്ലാമാണ് നമ്മുടെ മുമ്പിലുള്ള ഉള്ള മാർഗ്ഗങ്ങൾ എന്ന് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹം പരാമർശിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഭാവിയുടെ വാഗ്ദാനങ്ങളായ സൗരോർജ്ജം, പവനോർജം, സമുദ്ര ഊർജം എന്നിവയുടെ സാധ്യതകളെപറ്റിയും ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്.

 Chapter wise details of the book

ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ 11 അദ്ധ്യായങ്ങളുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 1.   ആമുഖം

ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ ഊർജ്ജത്തെപറ്റി വിശദമായി പറയുന്നുണ്ട്. നമ്മുടെ ചുറ്റും നടക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ പ്രവൃത്തികളുടെയും അടിസ്ഥാനം ഊർജ്ജം ആണെന്നും  പ്രകൃതിയിൽ വ്യത്യസ്ത രൂപത്തിലാണ് ഊർജ്ജം കാണപ്പെടുന്നത് എന്ന് കഥയുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ  ഈ അധ്യായത്തിൽ പറയുന്നുണ്ട്. ഊർജ്ജത്തെ എങ്ങനെ അളക്കാം എന്നും, വ്യത്യസ്ത ഊർജ്ജ രൂപങ്ങളെ ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ് കൊണ്ട് അളക്കുവാൻ പറ്റുമോ എന്നുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങൾക്ക് കഥയുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ ഉത്തരം  അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ പറയുന്നുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 2. എന്താണ് വൈദ്യുതി?

ഒരു ആറ്റത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്കുള്ള ഇലക്ട്രോണുകളുടെ ഒഴുക്കാണ് വൈദ്യുതി എന്നും വളരെ വിശദമായി ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ  പറയുന്നുണ്ട്. വളരെ രസകരമായ ഉദാഹരണത്തിനു കൂടിയാണ് ഓരോ ആശയവും അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. വൈദ്യുതിയുടെ വേഗതയെ രസകരമായ ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ വഴിയാണ് അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 3 . വൈദ്യുതിയുടെ ചരിത്രം

വൈദ്യുതിയുടെ ചരിത്രം വളരെ വിശദമായി ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ പറയുന്നുണ്ട് . വൈദ്യുതിയുടെ കണ്ടുപിടിത്തത്തിനു പിന്നിൽ ഉള്ള ഒട്ടേറെ കഥകൾ ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ  പറയുന്നുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 4. വൈദ്യുതി ഉദ്പാദനം

വൈദ്യുതി ഉദ്പാദനം വളരെ വിശദമായി  ഈ അധ്യായത്തിൽ പറയുന്നുണ്ട്. വൈദ്യുതി ഉത്പാദനത്തിന് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന യന്ത്രസംവിധാനമായ ജനറേറ്റർ വളരെ വിശദമായി ആയി അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ജലവൈദ്യുത പദ്ധതി, താപ വൈദ്യുതി നിലയം, കാറ്റാടിപ്പാടങ്ങൾ, ആണവനിലയങ്ങൾ, സൗരോർജ്ജം, തിരമാലയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള വൈദ്യുതി, സമുദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള  വൈദ്യുതി, ജൈവദ്രവ്യത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള വൈദ്യുതി, ഭൗമതാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വൈദ്യുതി എന്നിവയെപ്പറ്റി വിശദമായി ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 5. വൈദ്യുതി ഇന്ത്യയിൽ

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ  വൈദ്യുതി ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ സ്രോതസ്സിനെ  ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ വളരെ വിശദമായി അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 6. വൈദ്യുതി കേരളത്തിൽ

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ വൈദ്യുതി ഉത്പാദനം തുടങ്ങി അധികം വൈകാതെ തന്നെ കേരളത്തിലും അതിനുള്ള നടപടികളാരംഭിച്ചു .തേയില ഉത്പാദനത്തിനും സംസ്കരണത്തിനും വൈദ്യുതി അത്യാവശ്യമാണെന്ന് മനസ്സിലാക്കിയ കണ്ണൻദേവൻ കമ്പനി 1900ൽ പള്ളിവാസൽ sun എസ്റ്റേറ്റിൽ മൂന്നാർ നദിയുടെ ഇടതു കരയിൽ ഒരു  പവർ ഹൗസ് നിർമ്മിച്ചു. കേരളത്തിൽ വൈദ്യുതിയുടെ ചരിത്രം മനോഹരമായി ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ പറയുന്നുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 7. വൈദ്യുതി എങ്ങനെ വീടുകളിൽ എത്തുന്നു?

പവർ ഹൗസുകളിൽ ഇതിൽ ഉത്പാദിക്കുന്ന വൈദ്യുതി എങ്ങനെയാണ് ആണ് നമ്മുടെ വീടുകളിൽ എത്തുന്നത്, സ്വിച്ചിട്ടാൽ അപ്പോൾ തന്നെ എങ്ങനെയാണ് ലൈറ്റ് കത്തുന്നത് ഇങ്ങനെയുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങൾക്ക് മനോഹരമായ രീതിയിൽ ഉത്തരങ്ങൾ  ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 8. വൈദ്യുതി സുരക്ഷാ പരിപാലനം

വൈദ്യുതി ഉപയോഗിക്കുമ്പോൾ  പാലിക്കേണ്ട കാര്യങ്ങൾ വളരെ വിശദമായി ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ  അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 9. പാഴാകുന്ന ഊർജ്ജം

നിത്യജീവിതത്തിൽ നാം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഉപകരണങ്ങളായ സാധാരണ ബൾബ്, സി എഫ് എൽ, എൽ ഇ ഡി വിളക്കുകൾ, ഫാൻ, റഫ്രിജറേറ്റർ, ഇസ്തിരിപ്പെട്ടി, ടെലിവിഷൻ, കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ, എയർ കണ്ടീഷണർ, ഇൻഡക്ഷൻ കുക്കർ എന്നിവയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ  വളരെ വിശദമായി വളരെ മനോഹരമായി ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ  പറയുന്നുണ്ട്.

 അദ്ധ്യായം 10. ഉത്തരേന്ത്യയിൽ സംഭവിച്ചത് 

ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ ഇതിൽ വൈദ്യുതി ഉത്പാദനവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന NTPC, KSEB എന്നിവയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ  വളരെ വിശദമായി അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

അദ്ധ്യായം 11. ലോഡ്ഷെഡിഗും പവർകട്ടും

ലോഡ്ഷെഡിഗും പവർകട്ടും പണ്ട് നാട്ടിൻപുറത്ത് നടന്ന ഒരു കഥയുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ ഇതിൽ വളരെ ലളിതമായും മനോഹരമായും ഈ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ  അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

ബാല മനസ്സുകളിൽ വൈദ്യുതി എന്ന ഊർജ്ജരൂപത്തെ പരമാവധി സൂക്ഷിച്ചു ഉപയോഗിക്കുവാനും ഉപകരണങ്ങളെ പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുവാനും ഒപ്പം ഗഹനമായ ആശയങ്ങൾക്കുള്ള വിത്ത് പാകുന്നതിനും ഈ പുസ്തകം വളരെയധികം ഉപയോഗപ്രദമാണ്.

 Points that can be used for teaching learning process in class 9 and class 10

Class 10. Physics
 chapter 1.  Effects of electric current

ഈ ചാപ്റ്ററിൽ  എൽഇഡി ബൾബിനെ പറ്റി പഠിക്കുന്ന സമയത്ത് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ അദ്ധ്യായം 9 തിൽ പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ കുട്ടികളുടെ മുന്നിൽ  അവതരിപ്പിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്. ഇതുവഴി കുട്ടികൾക്ക് കൂടുതൽ അറിവുകൾ നേടാൻ സാധിക്കും.

Chapter 3. Electromagnetic induction

ഈ ചാപ്റ്ററിൽ ജനറേറ്റർനെ പറ്റി പഠിപ്പിക്കുന്ന  സമയത്ത് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ ഇതിലെ അദ്ധ്യായം 9 തിറ ജനറേറ്ററുംമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ കുട്ടികളുടെ മുൻപിൽ  അവതരിപ്പിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്.
ഇതേ ചാപ്റ്ററിൽ "household electrification" പഠിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സമയത്ത്  ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ അദ്ധ്യായം ഏഴിൽ  പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ  കുട്ടിയുടെ മുമ്പിൽ അവതരിപ്പിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്.
ഇതേ ചാപ്റ്ററിൽ" watt hour meter"പഠിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സമയത്ത് അത് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ അദ്ധ്യായം 1നിൽ പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ  കുട്ടിയുടെ മുൻപിൽ അവതരിപ്പിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്.

Chapter 4. Power transmission and distribution

 ഈ ചാപ്റ്ററിൽ വൈദ്യുതി ഉത്പാദനത്തിന് പറ്റി പറ്റി പഠിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോൾ അപ്പോൾ ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ അദ്ധ്യായം 4 ലിൽ പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ കുട്ടികൾക്ക് അ പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ അവർക്ക്  കൂടുതൽ അറിവ് നേടാൻ സാധിക്കും.

 Chapter 7. Electronics and modern technology

ഈ ചാപ്റ്ററിൽ ഇതിൽ എൽഇഡി ഡി ബൾബുകൾ പറ്റി പഠിക്കുന്ന സമയത്ത് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ അദ്ധ്യായം 9 തിൽ പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ കുട്ടികളുടെ മുന്നിൽ  അവതരിപ്പിക്കാവുന്നതാണ്.