Effectiveness of Multimedia approach in teaching of Arts at secondary stage

Teaching is an art and a skill to be learnt. It requires the knowledge of the subject content, method techniques and teaching aids to be used for making teaching interesting and effective. The selection of teaching method and techniques depend upon the nature of the test, learning objectives on the one side and entering behavior on the other. Traditional teaching is also known as conventional teaching. Traditional teaching in art premier is one way teaching in which the teacher is more active and the students are merely passive listeners. Traditional teaching can be considered as sub-part of lecture method of teaching in which there is no use of teaching except chalkboard. Technology has helped to improve the quality and pace of activity as well as productions in most aspects of Human Endeavour. Computer is one of the most important and powerful impact in the fibre of science and technology. Multimedia is a combination of several media to transport information in several forms from on point to another. Technology has enabled us to arrange that those points could be situated with in one room with in a city or country or located anywhere on the globe. The transport media could be of copper or fibre, radio or optical waves. The form of information could be text audio or video (still or moving) and the terminal could be fixed or mobile, projection screen or TV tube, notebook, computer or PC.