Abstract:
This research examines the effectiveness of television exam
hosting programs in the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Cooperation’s
“Jathika Pasala” Program. There were three objectives of this
research. Those were: 1. To identify the percentage of Ordinary
Level students and teachers watching the "Jathika Pasala" Exam
Hosting Program. 2. To study the outcome of Ordinary Level
Students through the "Jathika Pasala" Exam Hosting Program. 3.
To analyse the outcome of teaching process of teachers through
"Jathika Pasala" Examination Program. The research problems of
this study were: 1. How many percentages of Ordinary Level
students do watch “Jathika Pasala” Exam Hosting Program? 2.
Does the “Jathika Pasala” Exam Hosting Program support the
study of Ordinary Level students? and 3. Does the “Jathika Pasala”
Exam Hosting Program support the teaching process of Ordinary
Level teachers? A written questionnaire was selected under the
survey methodology to study the effectiveness of the “Jathika
Pasala” Exam Hosting Program. The researcher distributed the
questionnaire in each school and completed the questionnaire.
100 students of grade 11 and 50 teachers were selected from 10
selected schools in the Colombo District. 55% of the sample stated
that they watch the “Jathika Pasala” Program. Most of them are
girls. 70% of teachers watch it. 55% of students said that program
would improve their subject knowledge, while 45% said program
was more comprehensive than classroom teaching.
