Methods of Teaching Biology Science

Methods of Teaching Biological Science
CONTENTS
Unit - I
THE NATURE OF SCIENCE & SCIENCE
TEACHING
1. The Nature and Scope of Science
2. Substantive and Syntactic Structure of Science
3. Role of Biological Science in Human Welfare
Unit - II
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
4. A Brief Introduction to Oriental and Western Sciences...
5. Contributions of the Eminent Scientists
(Unit - III
AIMS AND VALUES OF TEACHING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
6. Aims of Teaching Biological Science
7. Values of Teaching Biological Science
8. The Correlation of Biological Science and Other Subjects
Unit - IV
OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
9. Meaning and Importance of Objectives
10. Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and its Limitations
11. Writing Instructional Objectives and Specifications... 108
Unit - V
APPROACHES AND METHODS OF TEACHING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
12. Approaches to Science Teaching: Inuctive and Deductive
13. Method of Teaching Biological Sciences
Unit - VI
PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
14. Year Plan
15. Unit Plan
16. Lesson Plan
17. Criteria for the Evaluation of the Lesson Plan: Self-evaluation and Peer Evaluation
18. Learning Experiences: Characteristics, Classification, Sources and Relevance
Unit - VII
SCIENCE LABORATORIES
19. Importance of Practical Work in Science
20. Planning of Science Laboratories
21. Development of Improvised Apparatus
(Unit - VIII)
SCIENCE CURRICULUM
22. Principles of Curriculum Construction
23. Defects in the Existing School Science Curriculum
Unit - IX
NON-FORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
25. Science Clubs

26. Preparation of Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT
27. Analysis and Interpretation of Scores
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