A Study of Effectiveness of Sanskrit Learning Programme through Sanskrit Subhashitas in terms of Mastery over Reciting of Secondary School Students of Standard IX

Objective : Develop a Sanskrit learning program for the students of Standard IX focusing on mastery over reciting. Study the effectiveness of the Sanskrit learning programme and traditional methods in relation to mastery over reciting among Standard IX students. Mathod : The experimental design chosen was a nonequivalent control group design. In this, an intact nonequivalent design was utilized. One group was randomly assigned as the experimental group and the other as the control group. In this, the experimental group-E received the treatment of an independent variable, while the control group-C was subjected to traditional methods. Afterward, both groups were administered the same post-test. Results : Findings Regarding Mastery over reciting: Students in the experimental group showed higher proficiency in reciting skills compared to students in the control group. Boys in the experimental group showed higher proficiency in reciting skills compared to boys in the control group. Girls in the experimental group showed higher proficiency in reciting skills compared to girls in the control group. Students from joint families in the experimental group showed higher proficiency in reciting skills compared to students from joint families in the control group. Students from separate families in the experimental group showed higher proficiency in reciting skills compared to students from separate families in the control group.