Preparation of supplimentary book on animal husbandry for G. C. E. A/L agriculture students and teachers

Abstract

Due to the new educational reforms the new subject area of Animal Husbandry was introduced into Advanced level Agriculture syllabus in 1997. After introducing the new subject area students and teachers faced some difficulties in teaching and learning process of Animal Husbandry, due to lack of supplementary reading materials. The main objective of this research was to prepare a supplementary study material for selected section of Animal Husbandry unit. In order to achieve this objective a survey was conducted to find the needs of the study material, required subject content and the presentation strategies of the supplementary book. The survey was carried out in seven districts in Sri Lanka. Questionnaires were used to collect data, and it was administrated to sixty five students and twenty one teachers. Tables and Figures were used to present and analyze the data. All statements and the questions were analyzed individually. It was concluded from the survey that the students and teachers needed the supplementary study material to study and teach Animal Husbandry respectively. The content and the presentation strategy of study material were planned according to the analyzed data, and it was found reproductive system of farm animals was very important for students and teachers. Therefore, it was decided to include that section as the main component of the study material.