A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ PREFERENCES FOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON THE BASIS OF SCHOOL TYPES

Education is a potent force in developing a child into skilled, effective, productive and law-abiding citizen. It is therefore imperative that the environment for the education of the child is conducive and congenial for his growth and development. The aim of the study was to compare students‟ preferences for learning environment on the basis of School Types. The study adopted the descriptive method of the Casual – Comparative type. The sample comprised of 574 standard VIII English medium students from schools. The tools used for the study were Preferred Learning Environment Scale by Fraser (1996) and Hemisphericity Dominance Test by Venkataraman. ANOVA and „t‟ test was used to compare students‟ preference for learning environment on the basis of hemisphericity and gender respectively. The findings are discussed in detail in the paper.