What works best in science teaching
By Dr Vatsala inputs from Dr John Stranger Holman
Seven main facets are the key on which idea of transfer of knowledge from teacher to students is built upon.
Each individual whatever the age may be has conceptions, right or wrong about the given scenario or topic due to exposure to it in various forms. This makes the basis for preconception and also a platform for an educator to build upon this the fundamentals of science
Pupil should be encouraged to learn each concept by what, why and how method .it enriches and broadens their perspective of understanding science
Models are an integral part of teaching as many concepts in chemistry like tetrahedral structure, stereoisomerism -geometrical isomers, solid state crystalline structure can be explained well
Any information which is explained periodically and frequently, brain takes it as important information and stores it as long-term memory which makes the confusion less during the time of exam
Practical work can be used to support the theoretical concepts and to understand the deeper fundamentals and to develop soft skills etc
During the process of imparting the education scientific terminologies should be used repeatedly
