Marumakkathayam is a peculiar social institution which was practiced in Kerala society during the medieval period. The social, economic and cultural aspects of the contemporary life of the period were influenced by this system. The emergence of feudalism, the predominance of Brahmins in the social hierarchy, absence of social mobility and political fragmentation were the developments that coincided with this system. The institution was the inheritance and succession through the sister’s children in the female line tracing descent from a common ancestress. A large group of people descended from a…
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EFFECT OF COMPUTER BASED INDIVIDUALISTIC AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN RELATION TO SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY By Dr. Anuradha Sekhri
Abstract This study investigates the effect of computer based individualistic and cooperative learning strategy on achievement in chemistry in relation to scientific creativity. The sample of 216 students was drawn from IXth class taken from five different schools of Chandigarh affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education Board, New Delhi. Computer based individualistic and cooperative learning was prepared and implemented to the experimental groups after pre- testing and gain scores were computed after post-test for all the students. The data was collected with the help of Scientific Creativity Test by…
Read MorePSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS ACCORDING TO THEIR PLAYING POSITIONS By Goswami, Sukanta[1] and Sarkar, L. N.
Abstract The purpose of this paper was to compare the psychological characteristics among the players of football in relation to the player position. The analysed sample included forty five male players who participated in the All India football competitions. The age levels of the subjects were ranged from 18-25 years. Subjects were divided into three groups (each group consists of fifteen players) on the basis of their position of play (defenders, midfielders and forwards). Purposive sampling method was used for the study. To measure the psychological characteristics of the subjects,…
Read MoreCOMPETENCY BASED SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME: A STUDY ON CONGLOMERATE ANALYSIS FOR CORE TEACHING COMPETENCY By Dr.N.Sasikumar
Abstract This study is aimed to conglomerate analyze the core teaching competency for secondary teacher education programme. Teaching competency includes teaching behaviour and teaching skills. Teaching behaviours can be linked with knowledge of the subject matter and its presentation. The teacher acquires that knowledge through his continuous efforts and learns presentation during their training which determines his effectiveness. In India after independence the educational setup had changed a lot. There was a tremendous change in higher education. They formed many committees to review the quality of teacher education. In this…
Read MoreFROM MATRILINY TO PATRILINY: A STUDY OF THE DECLINE OF MARUMAKKATHAYAM AMONG MALABAR MUSLIMS By Dr. P.Musthafa Farook
Marumakkathayam is a peculiar social institution which was practiced in Kerala society during the medieval period. The social, economic and cultural aspects of the contemporary life of the period were influenced by this system. The emergence of feudalism, the predominance of Brahmins in the social hierarchy, absence of social mobility and political fragmentation were the developments that coincided with this system. The institution was the inheritance and succession through the sister’s children in the female line tracing descent from a common ancestress. A large group of people descended from a…
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