Learning effectiveness in teaching history to students

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INTRODUCTION 1.01. Introduction Education is the social force which preserves the necessary past, conserves and enriches the present and prepares the way for a more progressive future. To meet the challenges of the time and educational aspiration of the society, there is a need for effective education. Education is a systematic process through which a child or an adult acquires knowledge, experience, skill and sound attitude. It is a key to solve the various problems of life. According to John Locke (1994) "plants are developed by the cultivation and men by education". This word would have intellectual darkness if it had not been illuminated by the light of education. It is right to say that the story of civilization is the story of Education. Thus, education is an integral part of human life. The National Policy on Education (1986) states 'Education is the unique investment for the present and future'. The school is supposed to provide necessary experience to the child. School education is foundation as it paves a way in preparing the students for higher education and later as a useful citizen of the society. Teachers need to be looked at as crucial mediating agents through whom curriculum is transacted where any knowledge is co-constructed along with learners. Text books by themselves do not help in developing knowledge and understanding. Learning is not confined to the four walls of the.