Pedagogy

The chapter defines science and how we should impart scientific knowledge to our students. We will learn in detail the essence of the science curriculum and how we should make it an interesting subject for students.

The chapter discusses what natural science is. It explains in detail the major objectives and aims behind teaching modern-day learners the aspects of natural science. We will also learn the curriculum of natural science on various levels.

The chapter discusses the importance of science as a subject. We will learn in detail how we should teach our students to choose science for the benefit of the mankind and identify how it can be a curse for us.

The chapter discusses the unitary approach along with its practicality and alternatives. First, we will learn about the term ‘approach’, followed by understanding how to apply it while imparting scientific information among students.

The chapter discusses in detail the teaching methods we should adopt while teaching science. Besides, we will also study how these teaching methods are classified and how we can choose the best one to teach our students.

The chapter discusses the importance of innovation while teaching science to our students. We will learn how to introduce innovative methods and ideas that will instil a scientific mind-set among students.

The chapter discusses teaching aids and describes how they are an integral part of the teaching career. Here we will learn in detail about the different teaching aids that are used at different levels of teaching science to our students.

The chapter discusses the different evaluation methods and their significance. It offers a descriptive overview of the evaluation methods. We will also come across the multiple types of evaluation while testing students scientific knowledge.

The chapter discusses several problems we are likely to face while imparting scientific knowledge to our students. Besides describing problems, it also offers certain suggestions that we can apply while teaching science.

The chapter discusses remedial teaching and its significance. First, we will learn about how remedial teaching is defined and how it was organised. Next, we will be acquainted with the curriculum for remedial teaching of science.