“Impact of Branching programmed learning material in english grammar at PU level”

From the last decades new methods and techniques in education are having an increasing effect on the traditional teaching and learning. Among the new approaches and innovations that have gained importance in recent years is programmed instruction. The purpose of programmed instruction is to manage learning under controlled conditions. Many of the research studies also found that learning and understanding is significantly increasing with the help of programmed instruction. Branching programming is one of the major types of programmed instruction. The main objective of the study was to find out the impact of branching programmed learning material in English grammar at PU level and also to study the difference between the control and experimental group in their learning outcomes. In address to this, the researcher administered pre and post test for 120 students from N.V PU college. The data were obtained and statistically analyzed with appropriate technique. The major findings revealed that branching programmed learning material has positive impact on students learning and there is significant difference in science, arts and commerce students ’achievement. Therefore more number of students can be motivated to learn through learning material in ease and effective manner.