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Unit–22: Radio, Television and CCTV in Learning

10. When radio lesson gets finished, it is necessary to evaluate that to what student could receive the Notes
objectives of lesson. After evaluation, if the teacher feels a lack, he should consider the possible
reasons. This type of evaluation is necessary to improve teaching process and to make radio lesson
successful and effective.

22.1.3 Advantages from Radio Lessons

Since the correspondence programme began and informal education became popular, everyone is
realizing the importance of radio lessons. Following are advantages of radio and radio lessons—
1. In classroom, radio broadcasting helps teacher to get the educational objectives.
2. These broadcasts also entertain along with providing education objectives
3. Due to the low cost, every person can take advantage of it.
4. In far-flung areas where educational services are limited, radio broadcasting has a great importance.

5. Teacher also gets the knowledge from radio broadcasting. Teacher knows various innovative facts,
information and principles.

6. In context of increasing population, use of radio in the field of education is being increasing day by
day.
7. Radio provides the opportunities to listen speeches, languages and arts of well known scholars,
educationists and artist, which is particularly not possible for an individual.
8. The lack of good books and teachers can be reduced to some extent through radio.

21.1.4 Limitations and Demerits of Radio Lessons

As radio lessons have so many benefits and abilities, it has some limitations and drawbacks. These are

as follows:
1. During radio lessons, students become passive. Sometimes student participates in follow-up
programme and sometimes he hesitates from participating.
2. Oftenly, information of radio lesson broadcasting does not read students and teachers due to which
they could not prepare properly.
3. During many radio lesson, students become careless and don’t take interest in listening programme
and also they don’t write notes in their copies.
4. Sometimes radio lessons could be prepared according to needs of teachers and students. So both the
teacher and students don’t take any interest in that lesson.
5. Radio lesson is a one-way process, because the students could not ask any questions even if he wants
to. Yes, question can be asked from teachers
Despite these shortcomings and limitations, the importance of radio lesson can’t be underestimated. If
teacher remain striving for controlling these shortcomings then he can take advantage of radio lessons.

Self-Assessment

1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Radio, television and other audio-visual instruments have a great .................... in learning.
(ii) Students should be prepared .................... for listening radio lesson.

(iii) In context of increasing .................... use of radio in the field of education is being increasing day
by day

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