• Dr Pradeep Kumar S.L

Humour is used in teaching and it is being considered as an effective and appreciated tool for teaching. Studies in this area indicate the importance of using humour in the process of capturing and maintaining students’ attention, in creating a positive relationship between teachers and students, in reducing stress and tension in the classroom, facilitating learning and supporting good retention, developing creativity and in streamlining teaching in general. Humour can act as a strong retrieval cue, as humorous information is remembered well. Humour activates deeper processing which leads to a stronger association between the humorous content and the material that has to be remembered. Creation of favourable environment for learning and creating pleasant social climate are the additional positive aspects of humour. In this study experimental method was used to test the effectiveness of humour in the academic achievement of students in Hindi grammar. The Sample selected was 60 students from VIIIth standard. In the experimental group there were 30 students and the other 30 in the Control group. Pre-Test, Post-Test method was adopted for the study. The result of the study shows teaching method blended with humour is more effective than the conventional way of teaching,

Humour, pedagogic strategy, humanising effect, self esteem

"A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HUMOUR BLENDED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY IN THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN HINDI GRAMMAR ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.846-851, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102099.pdf

"A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HUMOUR BLENDED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY IN THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN HINDI GRAMMAR ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp846-851, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102099.pdf