Bulletin Boards in School: A Tool for Facilitating Learning ##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main## Abstract Visual representauons provide learners the opportunity to access and assimilate concepts and make connection with their own experiences (Shabiralvani, Hasan, abstracy Hamad & Igbal, 2015). Bulletin board is a means of visual representations used in the schools, The purpose of this study was to understand how bulletin boards are used in schoo] » JOF objectives they are used and how the uses of bulletin boards affect learner's oats understanding. To fulfil this purpose, observations and unstructured interviews Were caryie d out to gather the data. It was observed that bulletin boards were not used in schaal as q source of learning rather they were used to present information or display of learners’ art work only, During this study when bulletin boards were used, it could be seen that learners’ learning engagement and self-confidence was enhanced. This study was carried out to help in understanding the uses of bulletin boards and their importance as a source for visual learning References Bulletin board. Merriam-Webster’s Leamer’s Dictionary. (1828). Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin%20board Bulletin boards (n.d.). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_ Retrieved from board Jain, V. (2011). Top 5 bulletin board ideas. School of Educators. Retrieved from http://schoolofeducators.com/2011/12/top-5-bulletin-board-ideas/ Jordan, B. (2011). Really good bulletin boards: Making your classroom walls work for you. Really good stuff. Retrieved from http://www.really goodstuff.com/ images/art/ReallyGoodStuff BulletinBoard.pdf Kanvaria, V.K. (2014). A comprehension on educational technology and ICT for education. Delhi: GBO. Kimberley (2016). Using visual aids in your setting to support communication. Early year career. Retrieved from _http://www.earlyyearscareers.com/ eyc/enabling- environment/using-visual-aids-in-your-setting-to-support-communication/ Mazone, J. (2013). Using bulletin boards to differentiate the classroom environment. Gifted Education Communicatior, 12-15.Retrieved from http:// giftededucationcommunicator.com/gifted-education-communicator/ gec-fall- 2013/using-bulletin-boards-to-differentiate-the-classroom-environment/ McPhie, W.E. (1979). The bulletin boards: Let it tell your story. The Clearing House, 52(8), pp. 359-361. Parker, E. & Curriculum committee (1959). Teachers study use of bulletin boards. Educational Leadership, 362-367. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/ journals/ed_lead/el_ 195903 _parker.pdfReith, J. W. (1970). Bulletin boards: The great corkboard wasteland. Arizona English Bulletin, 12(2), 34-38. Retrieved from http://files.cric.ed.gov/fulltext/ ED041902.pdf Shabiralyani, G., Hasan, K.S., Hamad, N. & Iqbal, N. (2015). Impact of visual aids in enhancing the learning process care research: District Dera Ghazi Khan. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(19), 226-233. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ 107954 1 .pdf Sonia (2010). Display boards [ppt]. Rohtak: PGIMS. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/soniaahlawat/blackboard- 10221525 Swerdlow, R. (2013). Creating bulletin display. Developing Skills for Teachers: Complete Teacher Program, 23-26. US: Complete Teacher Academy LLC. Teacher Vision (2009). Why should I use bulletin boards in our home school? Islamic Bulletin Boards: Stimulate, Educate, Decorate! Retrieved from hittps:// islamicbulletinboards.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/why-should-i-use-bulletin- boards-in-our-homeschool/ Webster, J. (2015). Bulletin boards put your walls to work. About Education. Retrieved from http://specialed.about.com/od/classroommanagement/ fl/Bulletin- Boards-ndash-Put-Your-Walls-to-Work.htm Young, D. (n.d.). Bulletin boards and other display. Learn NC. Retrieved from http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/733 Download Article download PDF Submission Details Published: 2017-12-31 Issue: Volume - 3 (2017) Section: Article Authors Vinod Kumar Kanvaria Author Biography Asst. Prof, Central Institute of Education, Delhi University, Delhi Bharti Nagpal Author Biography Research Scholar, Central Institute of Education, Delhi University, Delhi
