A Study in Teaching of Science: Conventional Pedagogies at Secondary Stage

Abstract

The present study focuses on enquiring on a science teacher’s classroom conduct and practices in providing opportunities to the students for creating knowledge through reasoning and logic. For the purpose of the study the sample consisted of 32 Science teachers from Delhi. Only private school teachers were selected for this study. An Observation Schedule consisted of 18 items prepared by the Investigator. Major finding revealed that In Delhi, science teachers used a constructivist approach in the teaching of science at secondary level but for few topics they used demonstration etc. At the secondary level laboratory was not for the students and it was not possible to carry out with each student in the classroom because of safety precautions. For some topics teachers used group activities and for some individual, according to the nature of the topic.