Leadership is an important aspect of managing people. Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives enthusiastically. Leaders act to help a group attain objectives through the maximum application of its capabilities. Today?s students are tomorrow?s leaders. We must possess effective leadership qualities. Leadership can be defined as the process of influencing people to direct their efforts towards achievement of some particular goal or goals. So the investigation have decided to construct and validate a scale to measure the leadership effectiveness of the XI standard higher secondary students studying in the higher secondary schools situated in Vellore District of Tamilnadu, and succeeded in it.

Today the need of ICT is of great importance in teaching and learning process, as it facilitates effective teaching and learning. Though it has a lot of applications in various fields, one should not forget its applications in the field of Education. If the teachers develop favourable attitude towards the use of ICT in teaching, then they may try to make use of this technology often in teaching and it will in turn make the learning process simple and effective. As B.Ed. students are the ‘would be’ teachers of tomorrow, the study of their attitude towards ICT in teaching is a significant one and for which the investigators have decided to develop and standardize a scale to measure it.

Environment is the utmost important part of our lives. It is concerned with the surroundings in which we live and cherish our life. Now- a-days environment is a highly concerned area in terms of environmental pollution and sustainable development. Due to population explosion as well as industrialization, the environmental problem like pollution, global warming, acid rain etc. have been increasing. So environmental education is needed. A properly planned syllabus and activities appropriately calculated and executed will bring the desired change. Protection of environment is everyone's duty. The teachers themselves need a good training, so that they can educate the future citizens to protect our environment from pollution. In this context, the present study is an attempt to study the awareness of environmental pollution among the student teachers at Madurai city. A total of 128 student teachers studying in four Colleges of Education in Madurai, were randomly selected for the present study. The Environmental Pollution Awareness test was employed to assess the level of environmental pollution awareness among student teachers. Mean, Standard deviation and „t? test was employed to find out the significance of difference between the student teachers with respect to their Gender, Age, Degree, Subject, Area of Residence, Practice of Reading News Paper/Magazine and Medium of Instruction. Results revealed that on the whole, the student teachers? level of environmental pollution awareness is high. In accordance to the variables, the student teachers those who are above 25 years, those who possess P.G Degree, those who study Science subject, those who reside at Urban areas and those who the practice of reading News Paper and Magazines possess higher level of Environmental Pollution Awareness. Implications of environmental pollution awareness through environmental education were also stressed.

Proper and right attitude would help students in taking up meaningful ways in their process of learning, leading to the fullest assimilation of the information that is learnt. Educationists always find a one to one relation between academic achievement and attitude of the learners. Academic achievement is related to the acquisition of principles and generalizations and the capacity to perform efficiently certain manipulations of objects, symbols and ideas. Assessment of academic performance has been largely confined to the evaluation in terms of information, knowledge and understanding. There are some other aspects that are to be measured during assessment. For example, the learners must acquire the ability to see the relationship of them to the learning environment and adjusting to it through interests and right attitude. Any material learned with proper interest and right attitude will help every learner to reach great heights in their academic pursuits. The intention of the present investigation is to study the relation between achievement in computer science and the students? attitude towards computer. To accomplish the intension of the study, the investigators have constructed and validated a tool named Achievement Test in Computer Science for Standard XI students and used Dr. Kumaran and Dr. Selvaraj?s tool to study the students? attitude towards computer. The relation between the academic achievement and students? attitude towards computer was found using Pearson?s product moment formula.

Environmental problems like solid waste disposal begin with people as the cause and end with the people as victims. Although development is necessary for man, it should be sustainable. Hence growing awareness among the people is discernible to maintain ecological balance for the future generations. The safe disposal of wastes is the need of the hour, to protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of inappropriate waste disposal. Students as the future citizens of nation should also actively participate in solving environment related problems. They must be aware that environment problems are Global problems. Hence awareness on safe disposal of solid wastes would help them protect the quality of environment. The present study focuses on finding the awareness of high school students on solid waste disposal. The study is based on survey method. The sample of high school students is selected from ten schools, five Matric and five Government schools in Avadi .The total sample size is 300 using stratified Random Sampling. A Tool was prepared consisting of questions on both awareness and execution of solid waste disposal .A pilot study was conducted. Validity and reliability of the tool was also found. The scores were tabulated and statistical analysis t-test was done .The analysis of data using paired T-tests indicated differences in levels of awareness about solid waste disposal across gender and types of school. Based on the results of the above study there is a need for awareness among students .The paper emphasizes that environmental education in schools must be given equal importance like other conventional subjects. Students as future citizens must be encouraged in eco- friendly activities for solving environmental problems.

We recognize that climate change poses the greatest crisis facing the world today and it reverses the progress of all countries in meeting their national goals. Climate change affected every human being on the planet and as it is the key causative factor in increased heat waves, flooding, droughts, intense tropical cyclones, rising sea levels and loss of biodiversity, we will have to face widespread effects on human life and natural systems in the future. In this critical juncture, our educational system cannot be a mere spectator, but we must have a clear education agenda in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, which require learning new knowledge and skills and changing behaviours in order to reduce the vulnerabilities and manage the risks of climate change. Thus this paper argues that investing in quality education to combat climate change is an essential tool in achieving sustainability. There should not be a decision making paralysis in this urgent need any more. At present, there is no coherent dialogue even on how to expand the climate change agenda to include education as a tool in adaptation and mitigation strategies. We know that children are powerful agents of change and research has shown that providing them with empowering and relevant education on disasters and climate change in a nurturing school environment can reduce their own and the community’s vulnerability to risk and contribute to sustainable development. In short, despite being threatened by climate change, the education sector offers an opportunity to combat climate change through contributing to mitigation efforts and enhancing the adaptive capacity of education systems and learners, thereby reducing vulnerabilities and building resilient societies.

The learning experiences in the higher secondary stage focus on computer architecture, algorithms, data structures, programming, operating systems, databases, image processing, graphics, multimedia and human-computer interaction. After school programs are also available in towns and cities which offer animation, robotics, internet, website development, programming and video game development. Academic achievement is related to the acquisition of principles and generalizations and the capacity to perform efficiently certain manipulations of objects, symbols and ideas. Assessment of academic performance has been largely confined to the evaluation in terms of information, knowledge and understanding. There are some other aspects that are to be measured during assessment. For example, the learners must acquire the ability to see the relationship of them to the learning environment and adjusting to it through interests and right attitude. Any material learned with proper interest and right attitude will help every learner to reach great heights in their academic pursuits. The intention of the present investigation is to study the relation between achievement in computer science and the students? perception of their computer science learning environment. To accomplish the intension of the study, the investigators have constructed and validated 2 tools named Achievement Test in Computer Science for Standard XI students and Computer Science Learning Environment Scale to study the students? perception about their learning environment. The relation between the academic achievement and students? perception of their computer science learning environment was found using Pearson?s product moment formula.

Computer plays the main role in self-learning activities of the students nowadays, because students gather more information from internet and digital library. So the students are in a need of self-efficacy to utilize the computers. Compeau and Higgins (1995) defined computer self-efficacy as a judgement of one?s capability to use a computer. Normative survey method has been used in the present investigation. Random sampling technique has been used in the selection of the sample of as many as 300 students studying in higher secondary schools situated in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamilnadu, India. Computer self-efficacy scale (CSES) constructed and validated by Murphy, CA., et al., (1989) has been used in the present investigation. The findings of the study shows that majority of the higher secondary students were having a high level of the computer self-efficacy. Also, there is a significant difference in computer self-efficacy between the higher secondary students studying in the (i) boys school and girls school, (ii) boys school and co-education schools and (iii) girls school and co-education schools

Computer mania is an abnormal love for or morbid impulse towards computer, because of the over reliance on computer. Now the school students are allowed to use the computers. Due to the advantages in the computers students felt depressed when it is not available. Usage of computer reduces their imagination, creativity and memory power. Due to this addiction on computers, students? mental growth is affected. Hence this disorder has been noted as the mania and the students in the adolescent stage were affected mostly. Hence the investigator tends to study the higher secondary students computer mania. For this investigation the normative survey method was used. The computer mania scale (CMS) constructed and validated by the investigators was used in the investigation and as many as 878 higher secondary students selected by the random sampling techniques were considered as the sample for the investigation. The hypotheses framed from the formulated objectives were tested („t?-test) at the 0.05 level of significance and the findings of the study reveals that the higher secondary students shows a low level of computer mania and also the higher secondary students (i) sex, (ii) their residential area and (iii) possessing own computer shows no significant difference and the higher secondary students (i) locality of the schools, (ii) medium of study and (iii) group they belong shows a significant difference in respect of their computer mania.

The present study reports about the relationship between the assertiveness and academic achievement among the higher secondary students. 380 samples were randomly selected for the study. The tools used in the study were the Assertiveness Behaviour Scale constructed by Krishnaveni, K. and Ramakrishnan, G. (2010). The results reveal that there is a positive and significant relationship between assertiveness and academic achievement among the higher secondary students

The present study aims at investigating the teaching effectiveness of teacher educators in relation to gender and locality. Normative survey method was adopted for the present study. The sample of 300 teacher educators of B.Ed. colleges in Namakkal District of Tamilnadu has been chosen through the random sampling technique. Teacher effectiveness scale (Kumar and Mutha, 1976) and personal information form were used to collect the data. The data were subjected to descriptive and differential analyses for verifying null hypotheses. The result revealed that the teacher educators have very highest teacher effectiveness. Beside it is inferred that there is no significant difference between men and women teacher educators in their teaching effectiveness. Further it is concluded that there is significant difference between teacher educators working in urban and rural teacher education colleges with regard to their teaching effectiveness.

The personality traits of teachers working in colleges of education scale was constructed and standardized by Muthyya in 1973. The 820 samples were statistically analyzed the personality traits of female teachers are better than the male teachers, urban college teachers personality traits are better than the rural college teachers and value pattern show that the teachers working in colleges of education has given first preference for political value followed by religious, social, aesthetic, economic, and theoretical value respectively.

In today?s media-saturated, IT-rich world of unprecedented information flow across the globe, information is important not only for researchers, scientists, engineers and business people but also for all, including teachers. In the past, the world had limited information and limited channels of information delivery. But, today?s world is flooded with information and now people constantly find themselves under heavy bombardment of information through digital technologies. In such a context, the key for the people to effectively use and manage the information strewn in front of them is the „Information Literacy? (IL). The need for IL is more pronounced in the case of the students and academies, as they primarily work with information. In fact, in their process of knowledge construction from information, IL is indispensible. Against this backdrop, the paper discusses the concept of (IL), its significance for teacher educators and student teachers and the Information Literacy Standards for Teacher Education.

The study of Anxiety towards the use of instructional aids in teaching is of great importance, as instructional aids facilitate effective teaching and learning. Every teacher must know the appropriate use instructional aids with respect to the content. Even though we have several instructional aids available in the schools, many of the teachers are hesitant to make use of them due to many reasons. If the teacher has anxiety towards using them, then he/she cannot discharge his/her duty in a full-fledged manner as a teacher. As the study of their anxiety towards the use of instructional aids in teaching is the need of the hour, the investigators have decided to develop and standardize a scale to measure it.

Today the need of ICT is of great importance in teaching and learning process, as it facilitates effective teaching and learning. Though it has a lot of applications in various fields, one should not forget its applications in the field of Education. If the teachers develop favourable attitude towards the use of ICT in teaching, then they may try to make use of this technology often in teaching and it will in turn make the learning process simple and effective. As B.Ed. students are the ‘would be’ teachers of tomorrow, the study of their attitude towards ICT in teaching is a significant one and for which the investigators have decided to develop and standardize a scale to measure it.

The present study is focused on the Attitude of Student Teachers towards Assistive Technology Integration in Inclusive Classrooms. The investigators used normative survey method for the study. The sample consists of 150 student teachers from three B.Ed colleges in Karaikal District, Puducherry. Stratified random sampling technique has been used for the selection of sample. The investigators developed a tool themselves to measure attitude towards Assistive Technology integration in an Inclusive Classroom. The data were analysed using„t? test and ANOVA. The major findings of the study revealed that the student teachers in Karaikal have positive attitude towards Integration of Assistive Technology in Inclusive Classrooms.

The present study is an attempt to study the study on mental health and its relationship with achievement mathematics in higher secondary students. . A random sample of 450 higher secondary first year students study in 8 higher secondary schools location in Ariyalur and Cuddalore districts. of Tamil Nadu was selected for the study. They are administered the measures of mental health of higher secondary students with achievement in mathematics. The study reveals that the mental health of the higher secondary students It is also observed that higher secondary student have high level of mental health and achievement in mathematics. It is concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between mental health and achievement.

Computer plays the main role in self-learning activities of the students nowadays, because students gather more information from internet and digital library. So the students are in a need of self-efficacy to utilize the computers. Compeau and Higgins (1995) defined computer self-efficacy as a judgement of one?s capability to use a computer. Normative survey method has been used in the present investigation. Random sampling technique has been used in the selection of the sample of as many as 300 students studying in higher secondary schools situated in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamilnadu, India. Computer self-efficacy scale (CSES) constructed and validated by Murphy, CA., et al., (1989) has been used in the present investigation. The findings of the study shows that majority of the higher secondary students were having a high level of the computer self-efficacy. Also, there is a significant difference in computer self-efficacy between the higher secondary students studying in the (i) boys school and girls school, (ii) boys school and co-education schools and (iii) girls school and co-education schools.

The present study aims at investigating the teaching competency of teachers in relation to gender, age and locality. The sample consists of 300 teachers from Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu state. Teaching Competency Rating Scale constructed and validated by Amaladoss (2009) was used for collecting the data. Normative survey method was adopted for the present study. The data was analysed using descriptive and differential analyses. The study reveals that the teachers have high level of teaching competency. Further it is found that women teachers are significantly higher on teaching competency as compared to the men. It is also concluded that there is no significant difference is found between age group of school teachers in their teaching competency

ICT plays a vital role in representing the information and also that it has been reaching the students in an effective manner. As the teachers are in a position that they have to use the ICT in their teaching process so that they can finish their subjects in time and the information can also be reaching the students effectively. So the investigation have decided to construct and validate a scale to measure the attitude of the higher secondary school teachers towards ICT and succeeded in it.

Proper and right attitude would help students in taking up meaningful ways in their process of learning, leading to the fullest assimilation of the information that is learnt. Educationists always find a one to one relation between academic achievement and attitude of the learners. Academic achievement is related to the acquisition of principles and generalizations and the capacity to perform efficiently certain manipulations of objects, symbols and ideas. Assessment of academic performance has been largely confined to the evaluation in terms of information, knowledge and understanding. There are some other aspects that are to be measured during assessment. For example, the learners must acquire the ability to see the relationship of them to the learning environment and adjusting to it through interests and right attitude. Any material learned with proper interest and right attitude will help every learner to reach great heights in their academic pursuits. The intention of the present investigation is to study the relation between achievement in computer science and the students? attitude towards computer. To accomplish the intension of the study, the investigators have constructed and validated a tool named Achievement Test in Computer Science for Standard XI students and used Dr. Kumaran and Dr. Selvaraj?s tool to study the students? attitude towards computer. The relation between the academic achievement and students? attitude towards computer was found using Pearson?s product moment formula.

ICT? (Information and Communication Technology) is indeed a magic term in the field of Education. „ICT? in Education includes the use of technological devices in Education for simplifying teaching-learning process. Possessing the knowledge of ICT is really the need of the hour. Especially as a teacher, the need of ICT knowledge is very much required in order to carry out the process of teaching and learning smoothly. Hence the investigators have decided to study the ICT knowledge of B.Ed. Students.

The present study was conducted to investigate the achievement motivation of higher secondary students in relation to locality and type of family. The study was conducted on a random sample of 600 students studying in Ariyalur and Perambalur districts in Tamil Nadu. The Achievement Motivation Test constructed and validated by Gopal Roa (1974) was used to collect the data. The result of the study reveals that there is no significant difference between the rural and urban school students in their achievement motivation. Also, it is inferred that there is no significant difference between the general stream higher secondary students coming form joint family and nuclear family in their achievement motivation.

The study has been conducted to investigate the attitude of women students towards women?s college and the level of emotional adjustment of women students .It also examines the relationship between the attitude of women students towards women?s college and emotional adjustment. The study was made on a random sample of 1040 women?s college students in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu State. The tools used in the study were the Attitude towards Women?s College Scale which was constructed and validated by the investigator (2011) and Emotional Adjustment Inventory by Patil.R.V (1989).The study reveals that the attitude of women students towards women?s college is unfavourable and the level of emotional adjustment of women students is low .Further, it is noted that there is negligible correlation between the Attitude of Women students towards Women?s College and Emotional Adjustment.

Today the need of ICT is of great importance in teaching and learning process, as it facilitates effective teaching and learning. Though it has a lot of applications in various fields, one should not forget its applications in the field of Education. If the teachers develop favourable attitude towards the use of ICT in teaching, then they may try to make use of this technology often in teaching and it will in turn make the learning process simple and effective. As B.Ed. students are the ‘would be’ teachers of tomorrow, the study of their attitude towards ICT in teaching is a significant one and for which the investigators have decided to develop and standardize a scale to measure it.

Technology is changing rapidly and is forming a layer that is touching each and every aspect of life like communication, finance, medical, education and health care. Cloud computing is not an exception in changing the world. Cloud computing provides a virtually unlimited and on demand computing resources. This paper provides a comprehensive introduction to cloud computing, characteristics of cloud computing, services of cloud computing, and applications of cloud computing.

This paper deals about the academic and career values among B.E. students in Madurai. The major findings revealed from this study are the academic and career values among B.E. students found not satisfactory, there is significant difference in the possession of academic value between the students who are male and female and there is high and positive relationship between the academic and career values. It shows that we would nourish academic and career values right from the secondary stage which would facilitate to choose right course and profession.