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Item Patterns, Causes, Perceptions And Costs of Human Large Carnivore Conflict In The Chitwan National Park, Nepal(Department of Zoology, 2021-03) Tiwari, ParwatiOne of the major management problems in and around protected areas is intensifying conflict of local people with wildlife, especially large carnivores. Livestock depredation and human fatalities caused by attack of carnivores are found to be serious obstacle in conflict management. This study aims to explore the patterns, costs, causes and perceptions of human large carnivore conflict in Nawalpur area of Chitwan National Park. Pattern of livestock loss and human casualties due to large carnivores (Panthera tigris and Panthera pardus) were analyzed using the secondary data reported to Chitwan National Park since 2001 to 2019. Total 60 pug marks were identified from sign survey out of which 38 were of tiger and 22 were of leopard which showed the occurrence of carnivores around human residence. During 19 years of study period, total 521 incidents caused by large carnivores was reported which include 33 human casualties and 488 livestock depredation. Tiger was responsible for maximum conflict incidents in Nawalpur. Total US$17524.41 has been spent as relief for human deaths and injury whereas US$ 13702.18 has been used to compensate livestock depredation in Nawalpur area by Chitwan National Park.Questionnaire with 150 victims of large carnivore conflict revealed loss of 238 livestock and avian stock and four human casualties. Economic loss of 44327.59 US$ due to livestock depredation was estimated from questionnaire survey where per household loss was found to be 295.51US$. Conducting awareness program about the compensation scheme of government and educating local communities about large carnivores, their behavior and wildlife conservation would be helpful to minimize conflict in the study area.Item Perceptions of Private School Teachers on Teaching Pronunciation(Department of English Education, 2018) Datt Bhatt, PrakashThe thesis entitled“Perceptions of Private School Teachers on Teaching Pronunciation”aims at getting perception of private school teachers on teaching pronunciation.The main objective of the study was to find out the perceptions of private school teachers on teaching pronunciation.To address the objective of the study 30teachers teaching English in private schools of Kathmandu valley were selected as a sample by using non-random purposive sampling procedure. The researcher used survey research design. For this,he formulated a set of questionnaire consisting 25 close-endedand 3 open-end edquestions in order to collect the required information. The data collected from the informants were analyzed using simple statistical tools like table and percentage. The research found most of the private school teachers perceive pronunciation teaching to be very essential aspect of English language teaching atsecondary level. They are found to be very well aware of teaching pronunciation. Themajor findings of the study showed thatall the respondents have very positive attitude towards pronunciation teaching. Majority of them admitted that English language teaching is incomplete without pronunciation teaching. So, pronunciation teaching is a must for English language teaching. Thisstudy consists offive chapters.Chapter one dealswith the introduction to research including background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study,delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms.Chapter two contains the review of theoretical literature, review of empiricalliterature, implication of the review of the study and conceptual framework.Similarly, chapter three discusses the methodology adopted for the study in terms of design of the study, population sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedure, data analysis procedure and ethical consideration. Analysis and interpretation of data is given in chapter four. The thesis concludes with major findings and recommendations in chapterfive.Item Perceptions of Secondary Level English Teachers on Deductive and Inductive Teaching Methods(Faculty of English Education, 2012) Sharma, SamikshaThis research study entitled “Perceptions of Secondary Level English Teachers on Deductive and Inductive Teaching Methods” aimed to find out the perceptions of secondary level English teachers towards the use of deductive and inductive teaching methods. This study was carried out using both the primary and secondary sources of data. The data for the study was collected through a set of questionnaire. As a primary source of data, the researcher purposively selected 40 secondary level English teachers of 20 different government-aided schools of Kailali district. From this study, it has been found that majority of teachers were implementing deductive method of teaching in the classroom. They thought inductive teaching method was more effective and suitable to implement in secondary level. They used deductive method more because it was easy and economic for them. This study mainly includes four chapters. The first chapter introduces the study in terms of general background, review of the related literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter concerned with the methodology used in the study: the sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, and tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Likewise, the third chapter of the study consists of analysis and interpretation of the data. The fourth chapter presents the findings derived from the analysis and interpretation of the data. It also suggests some recommendations on the basis of the findings. The final section presents the references and appendices which give validation to the research.Item Students' Perceptions on the Use of Youtube in Developing Communicative Competence(Central Department of Education English, 2017) Sah, Anil KumarThe present study entitled Students' Perceptions on the Use of YouTube in Developing Communicative Competence is an attempt to identify the students' perceptions on the use of YouTube in developing communicative competence. The sources of data were thirty students from five selected secondary schools of Lahan Municipality from Siraha district. The purposive non-random sampling procedure was used to select the data in the research. It is a survey research. The study used questionnaire containing open and close-ended questions for students as data collection tool. The main finding of the study is that students perceived YouTube as a source of information related to the different aspect of English language teaching. For them, YouTube has become a brain storming tool, a source of reading materials, an authentic input and a web for developing professional knowledge and skills. The study has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter includes background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter deals with review of the literature and conceptual framework. It includes review of related theoretical literature, review of related empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter incorporates methods and procedures of the study which consists of Research Design, population, sample and sampling strategy, Research Tools, Sources of data, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical considerations. The fourth incorporates analysis and interpretation of results which deals with analysis of data and interpretation of results and Summary/discussion of findings. The fifth is about conclusions and recommendations. It deals with conclusions and recommendations on policy, practice and further research related. Finally, references and appendices for students are included in appendices.Item Students’ Perception Towards Homework in Mathematics Learning(Department of Mathematics Education, 2019) Bist, Deepak BahadurAssigning homework to improve achievement of students in mathematics motivatesthem towards learning. The primary purpose of this study was to identify students’perceptions towards homework in mathematics. To accomplish this objective, theresearcher employeda cross-sectional survey in order to complete this study. The sample ofthe study comprised120 students, those studying at grade 10, from Kathmandu Valley usingrandom sampling techniques. The researcheruseda questionnaire and semi-structuredinterview as the primary data collection tools. More importantly, the researcherperformedSPSS 21.0 statistical software to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaire andthematic approachin order to analyze thedata obtained from the semi-structuredinterview.The result of the data analysis showed that students perceived homework inmathematics positively. Furthermore, the data showed that assignment was useful tounderstand mathematics more deeply and meaningfully. In addition to this, sample of studyunderscored that homework reflects their own learning progress, however it was alsoaccentuated that they did not have enough time for extracurricular activities.There were sixfactors that significantly affect student perceptions towardsHomeworkin mathematics.These factors were individual skills of language, math, and reasoning along with motivation,quality of the assignment, teacher feedback, and the environment in which homework iscompleted.It is affirmed that the amount of homework and students’ progress record mustbe matched before assigning it.Item Teachers' Perceptions And Practices Of Active Learning In Mathematics Classroom(Department of Mathematics Education, 2018) Singh Pali, BirendraThe primary objective of the study was to explore the mathematics teachers' perceptions and practices of active learning in the mathematics classroom. Also, the study has identified the constraints that hinge on the implementation of active learning in the mathematics classroom. The researcher used an explanatory sequential mixed research design using simple random sampling techniques to complete the study. The researcher selected 102 mathematics teachers from 50 (institutional and community) schools. The researcher administered the questionnaire as the survey over 102 mathematics teachers. Then the researcher selected six teachers from 102 teachers based on purposive sampling method to observe classroom: 30 lessons were observed while teachers were practising mathematics in the actual classroom using observation protocol. Also, a semi-structured interview was conducted with six mathematics teachers whose mathematics classes were observed. The researchers analysed the data using the inferential statistics performing SPSS 21.0. The findings of the study explored that the mathematics teachers had perceived active learning positively in the mathematics classroom. Despite the positive perceptions, the implementations part of active learning was poor. Moreover, the most common factors affecting the implementation of active learning in mathematics were lack of sufficient time and a shortage of teaching aids in the classroom. It is affirmed that active learning in mathematics demands new structure in the national curriculum and management of classroom setting because it calls for the use of wide range of innovations in mathematics learning. Therefore, it is necessary to restructure and up to date the education system in accordance with active learning.