An Experiment with Learning Incentives as an Intervention Strategy for Effectiveness in Primary Education by Introducing Need Based Pedagogic Projects Among the Students

Abstract

In a remote village far off from big city, among 20% literate and 80% below poverty level population of 2000 the above mentioned experiment with the only State run Free Primary School helped bring back life, vigour and enthusiasm among students, teachers and villagers too Students attendance rose from 30% to 85%, teachers average attendance rose from 50% to 94% and villagers indifferent or negative attitude turned into positive and intervening attitude toward their school Therefore it may be said that well equipped teachers with properly selected project activities could bring back the primary education from its down-grading position to quite a high and satisfactory position both in quality and quantity without any change in financial or other physical facilities in our present day schools.