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Practices of Listening Activities at Grade X: Effectiveness and Practicality
(2025) Rajbanshi , Shrijana Singh; Resham Acharya
The study entitled Practices of Listening Activities at Grade X: Effectiveness and Practicality was conducted to identify the current practices of
listening activities at grade ten and to explore the teachers’ view towards the quality of listening activities in terms of its effectiveness and practicality. For this, I used a qualitative research design and adopted descriptive method to carry out this research work. To carry out this study, five secondary level English language teachers of community schools from Kavrepalanchok district were chosen as sample of study using purposive non-random sampling strategy. The data collected through semistructured interview were analysed using thematic approach. The findings of the study showed that school administration did not much focus in managing materials for teaching listening. Yet, teachers tried to engage the students in listening activities based on whatever materials they could manage themselves.They used activities such as listen and respond, listen and draw,
and listen and answer the question given. However, teachers wanted training and materials to engage them in listening activities. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the study which consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, the second chapter is about the review of theoretical as well as empirical literature and its implication for the study. Moreover, it also includes the conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methods and procedures of the study which covers design and
method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and ethical considerations. In the same way, the fourth chapter includes the analysis and interpretation of the data. Finally, the fifth chapter incorporates the findings and conclusion of the study followed by some policy, practice, and further research related recommendation based on the study.
Farmers’ Perception on Social Media for Farming and Subsidy Scheme at Lele Valley of Godawari Municipality, Lalitpur
(2023) Shrestha, Prashant; Bishnu Bahandur Khatri
This study looks at farmers' attitudes and use of social media to get agricultural
information and government subsidy schemes in Lele Valley, Godawari Municipality,
Lalitpur. With the increased use of digital technology in rural Nepal, social media
platforms have arisen as promising instruments for agricultural extension and subsidy
distribution. However, there is scant information on how commercial farmers in periurban
areas use these platforms. The study takes a mixed-methods approach,
combining descriptive and causal-comparative methodologies, with data obtained via
structured surveys and semi-structured interviews from 112 commercial farmers who
actively use social media for farming.
Key findings reveal a transitional phase in information-seeking behavior,
where traditional media (radio 82.1%, newspapers 70.5%) remain dominant, but
digital platforms like YouTube (69.6%) and Facebook (66.1%) are gaining traction,
particularly for agricultural content (52.7%). The farming community is
predominantly middle-aged (mean age 44.96) with balanced gender distribution
(51.8% male) and varied educational backgrounds (33% higher education, 9.8%
illiterate). While 62.5% of respondents receive support from local institutions, nearly
30% report no institutional assistance, highlighting gaps in subsidy distribution.
Subsidies primarily consist of tools (64.3%), but bureaucratic inefficiencies lead to
dissatisfaction, with most farmers receiving support only once (45.5%). Statistical
analyses show significant correlations between digital platform usage and subsidy
access, with messaging apps like WhatsApp playing a pivotal role. Regression models
identify gender, location, and family structure as key predictors of agricultural income
(29%) and farming experience (45%) variance explained. These findings contribute to
ongoing discussions about digital agriculture in Nepal and provide evidence-based
insights for policymakers aiming to bridge the digital divide in rural farming
communities.
The study concludes that social media presents valuable opportunities for
agricultural communication and subsidy access Its effectiveness is constrained by
infrastructure limitations, varying digital literacy levels, and institutional
inefficiencies. Hence, local government must enhancing digital literacy programs,
streamlining subsidy delivery mechanisms, and integrating social media with
government extension services. Farmers are encouraged to perform social networking
for sharing collective knowledge and subsidy related information.
Internal Assessment at Secondary Level: Students’ Perception and Teachers’ Experiences
(2024) Bhattarai, Surendra; Lok Nath Bhattarai
The thesis entitled “Internal Assessment at Secondary Level: Students’ Perception and
Teachers’ Experiences” aimed to find the perception of students and experiences of mathematics
teachers towards the practices of internal assessment at secondary level. This study was based on
mixed method research design. This study was delimited to grade ten students and their teachers
of four community schools of Banke district. A total of 169 grade X students and four
mathematics teachers were randomly selected as sample of the study. Survey questionnaire and
interview guideline were used as research tools to collect the data from students and teachers
respectively. The result of this study concludes that both students and teachers have positive
perception towards the practice of internal assessment system in mathematics. Internal
assessment increases the regularity of students in the classroom. Internal assessment helped
teachers to maintain the students’ discipline. There are several components and indicators to
conduct internal assessments, although teachers have not followed all the criteria. The
curriculum expects assessment for learning but the real practice shows it as assessment of
learning. Terminal examinations is effective to know the students’ excellencies, weakness and
also to work for learning improvement but teachers faced challenges to construct quality tools for
terminal examination. Project work emerged as a vital component of internal assessment and
students are interested to participate on more project works. But students are not satisfied with
inadequate practice of project work, bias grading practices of teachers. Internal assessment
increased the collaborative learning and creative thinking power of students in mathematics. Due
to lack of materials, training, large number of students in classroom teachers were not followed
all the criteria of internal assessment. Both teachers and students believed that ICT is very useful
for the internal assessment but ICT was not properly practiced on community schools of Nepal.