PERCEPTION OF THE AFFECTIVE FOCUS OF SCHOOL SUBJECTS

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Proper and good education is very important for all. It facilitates quality learning all through the life. Quality learning includes holistic development of child through education that includes the drawing out of the best from the subjects and offering them to the students. The study aims to find out how students and teachers perceive the affective focus of the school subjects. While the students’ opinion was sought regarding History and Science, the teachers’ opinion was taken with reference to all the subjects. Also, the factors that hinder value inculcation through school subjects, were identified. The study thus provides insights regarding the affective domain that has so far not considered seriously.