Development and validation of an instructional package based on Bhagavad Gita for emotion regulation among secondary school students

Abstract

The study entitled ‘Development and Validation of an Instructional Package based on Bhagavad–gita for Emotion Regulation among Secondary School Students’ employed Convergent Mixed Method for conducting the study. For the quantitative part, the Single group Pre-test Post-test group design (Best &Kahn, 2007) was selected as Experimental design for the study. The present research study aimed to find out the Emotion Regulation of Secondary school students. It also aimed to develop an Instructional Package based on Bhagavad–gita for Emotion Regulation. The study also tried to find out the effectiveness of the Package based on Bhagavad– gita in enhancing the Emotion Regulation of Secondary school students. The study undertaken both Qualitative and Quantitative analysis. For the quantitative part, the scores of Emotion Regulation Scale both in pre-test and post test were collected. The researcher also collected scores obtained from Opinionnaire for Secondary school teachers, Need Analysis Questionnaire for Secondary school students, Evaluation Proforma for Secondary school students and Evaluation Proforma for Secondary school teachers. For the qualitative part, Informal discussion guideline before and after Experimentation for Secondary school teachers and Informal discussion guideline before and after Experimentation for Secondary school students were used to collect qualitative data. The major statistical techniques used in the present study are Descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, skewness, kurtosis, standard deviation and quartile deviation) and Inferential Statistics (Test of significance of difference between means, Paired t test and χ2 test). Before administering the Experimental intervention using the Package based on Bhagavad–gita, the researcher analyzed the needs for developing an Instructional Package based on Bhagavad–gita for enhancing Emotion Regulation of Secondary developed and implemented Instructional Package based on Bhagavad–gita. The Package was evaluated and validated properly. The tools namely Emotion RegulationScale and Opinionnaire for Secondary school teachers were prepared and school students. Then based on the needs identified, the researcher, designed standardized by the investigator. Other tools namely, Need Analysis Questionnaire for Secondary school students, Evaluation Proforma for Secondary school students and Evaluation Proforma for Secondary school teachers, Informal discussion guideline before and after Experimentation for Secondary school teachers and Informal discussion guideline before and after Experimentation for Secondary school students were prepared and validated by the Researcher before Experimentation. The Quantitative and Qualitative analysis undertaken clearly proved that the Emotion Regulation of secondary school students is mostly at an average level. The study necessitated that Emotion Regulation level of Secondary school students must be increased thereby equipping them as emotionally stable personalities for academic, professional and personal development. The study also found out that Secondary school teachers have an average level of opinion about the Emotion Regulation level of Secondary school students. It was also found that the level of Emotion Regulation was got increased by the Instructional Package based on Bhagavad-gita. All these findings supported the implementation of innovative Instructional Package based on Bhagavad–gita for uplifting the students to develop practical skills to regulate their emotions successfully for a better tomorrow. In the light of research findings, the students should be provided opportunities to increase their Emotional Awareness, Emotional Clarity, Emotional Tolerance, Emotion Response modulation and Emotion Regulation Strategy, thereby helping adolescent students to manage their issues by themselves in a wise manner in order to survive in this present scenario of altering social environments. Special training must be given for existing teachers in practicing the strategies for Emotion Regulation and special periods must be provided for the same without increasing the workload of teachers. The Secondary school curriculum also should compulsorily include the moral values from the essence of all religious scriptures and effective Instructional Packages such as Instructional Package based on Bhagavad–gita for the implementation of the same. The lesson plans has to be reframed by incorporating the affective and psychomotor elements besides cognitive aspects and the pedagogic practices of the respective subjects should also include strategies for the emotional development of students.