A STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS TOWARDS TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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2022-12-22
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Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur
Abstract
Teaching and learning environment refers to the diverse locations,
contexts, and cultures in which students learn. The definition of teaching and
learning environment recognizes that students learn in many ways and very
different contexts. Since learners must undertake the learning process, the aim
is to create a total environment for learning that optimizes the ability of
students to learn. To investigate the quality of the teaching environment, it is
important to capture relevant dimensions of this environment. Teaching
environment dimensions include instructor, subject matter, teaching
equipment and physical facilities. Components of a learning environment
include: Student Cohesiveness, Teacher support, Involvement, Task
orientation and Cooperation.
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University is a State Agricultural
University with its headquarters located at Guntur City of Andhra Pradesh.
The Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University offers various
Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes besides the
polytechnic courses. There are 13 colleges (8 Agricultural Colleges, one
Home Science, two Agricultural Engineering, two Food Science &
Technology) & 12 Polytechnics.
Exploratory research design was adopted in the present investigation
after considering objectives set forth, variables considered and the
phenomenon to be studied. The state of Andhra Pradesh was selected
purposively for the study. Rayalaseema region comprising of four districts
viz., Kurnool, Chittoor, Anantapur and YSR Kadapa districts was purposively
selected for the study. Two Agricultural colleges of Rayalaseema region i.e.,
S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Chittoor district and Agricultural College,
Mahanandi, Kurnool district were selected purposively for the study. After
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obtaining the total number of undergraduate students studying third year B.Sc.
(Hons) Agriculture from both the selected agricultural colleges of a total of
120 students were selected following proportionate simple random sampling
procedure.
The results of the study revealed that majority i.e. 56.7 per cent
respondents belonged to age group 21 years and female students were slightly
higher in strength than male students. Majority of 77.5 per cent of the students
had an excellent academic performance i.e. they got first class. A good
number of students i.e. 47.5 per cent participated in only one extracurricular
activity. The study revealed that slightly more than four fifth (41.70%) of
students of belonged to open category. It was found that in immovable assets,
majority of students’ parents fell under low immovable assets category by
50.8 per cent and that majority (58.30%) of students’ parents owned 3 or 4
movable assets. A majority of 79.2 per cent of parents belonged to medium
income category.
The findings of the study clearly indicate that slightly more than four
fifth (45.00%) of third year B.Sc. (Hons) undergraduate students had medium
level of academic interest and most (96.70%) of students resided in college
hostel. Majority (45.83%) of the respondents got their financial assistance
from Parents. Both poor and good learning styles were practiced by 35 per
cent of the students. Majority of students i.e. 45 per cent of the students had
neutral attitude towards the university.
Slightly less than half (48.30%) of the students had a neutral perception
towards teaching environment. The study revealed that perception towards
teaching environment was not significantly related to age, academic
performance, participation in extracurricular activities and economic status of
parents. Hence there was significant relationship between academic interest,
learning style and attitude towards university and perception towards teaching
environment.
Majority (44.20%) of students had a neutral perception towards
learning environment. The study revealed that perception towards learning
environment was not significantly related to age, academic performance,
participation in extracurricular activities and economic status of parents.
Hence there was significant relationship between academic interest, learning
style and attitude towards university and perception towards learning
environment.
The study revealed that 30 per cent of the students reported that field
visits and practicals are less due to shortage of transportation facility, 19.17
per cent of undergraduate students were facing constraints regarding
professor-student relationships hard to build, 18.3 per cent mentioned that
hostel environment not conducive for learning, 14.17 per cent undergraduate
students had financial problems, 10 per cent undergraduate students had a
problem of college timings unfavourable, 8.33 undergraduate students were
facing constraint of time management, 5.83 were facing a constraint of
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homesickness, 4.17 per cent of respondents were facing a constraint of ill
health, 1.67 per cent had social problems and 1.67 per cent of the respondents
had complications using college library.
Majority of the students (22.50%) suggested to increase in number of
field visitations and practical as they give them exposure to the real-world
situation, 15.8 per cent of undergraduate students suggested that college
should initiate programmes that will promote healthy student-student as well
as professor-student relationships, 15 per cent undergraduate students
suggested for college timings should be suitable, 14.2 per cent suggested the
reduction of number of students per room in hostel.
Description
A STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS
TOWARDS TEACHING AND LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT IN ACHARYA N. G. RANGA
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY