EFFECTIVENESS OF ART INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE (AILPEL) ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS OF STD VIII IN CBSE SCHOOLS

NEP 2020 emphasized the fundamental transformation of education by enhancing the inclusive approach. In the transformation of education Art integration plays a vital role.  Art integration is a pedagogy of joyful and explanation learning. It is the medium through which the child can express his emotions ideas feeling freely without any burden. It provides the platform to find out the potential, hidden talent and scales of the students and promotes learning. Hence it is the best alternative to transform the classes into a joyful learning place. Art Integrated Learning Program for English Language (AILPEL) includes various art Integration activities to integrate in the teaching of English language of Std. VIII. The program develops self -awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and communication, collaboration and social skills of the student. It helps the students to apply Art based enquiry, exploration of critical thinking and creativity for the deeper understanding of the content. The Art Integrated activities in the AILPEL program helped   the student to develop the life skills, confidence, self –esteem, collaborative learning and appreciation of English literature. This AILPEL program is based on the constructivism and the researcher felt the need to test the effectiveness of the developed program. The present research is an experimental research testing the effectiveness of the AILPEL program for the students of Std. VIII learning in CBSE school. In the current scenario there is no specific resource material available for the teachers and students for art integration in English language with reference to the Indian culture, art and tradition. The developed art integrated learning program for the English language is found very effective as far as the academic achievement of the students is considered.