Wednesday, 10 September 2014

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A GOOD NATURAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM

MAR THEOPHILUS TRAINING COLLEGE
MAR IVANIOS VIDYA NAGAR, NALANCHIRA
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695015







B.Ed. Course 2013-2014


OPTIONAL: NATURAL SCIENCE

ONLINE ASSIGNMENT



Submitted to;SHINEY JACOB                                       
 Mar theophilus training college                
Nalanchira
            



                           CURRICULUM

                                               Curriculum is the crux of the whole educational process. Without curriculum, we cannot conceive any educational endeavor
                                        The term curriculum derived from      the Latin word “currere” which means “path”. In the sense curriculum is the path through which the student has to go forward in order to reach the goal envisaged by education. Curriculum should be considered v as a broad based term encompassing every aspect concerning a course of study.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A GOOD NATURAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM

                           There are various innovative ideas which should be taken into account while developing syllabus of life science. They are as follows:

1.   It should be based on meaningful and purposeful learning.
2.   Learning styles of students should be considered carefully.
3.   While selecting and implementing innovative ideas teaching styles of teachers should be considered.
4.   It must provide for the developments of skills, attitudes and interests among students.
5.   It should be elastic and flexible enough to meet the individual pupils needs.
6.   It should conform to the predetermined aims and objectives of the course of the study.
7.    It should make use of multimedia system of classroom instruction.
8.   Interesting learning experiences should be made available for students.
9.   Besides texual material, the curriculum should also contain teacher guides, films, supplementary experiments, laboratory manuals and test materials.
10.   Contents should preferably be self contained for those who would not study after the high school. It may be prepatory for those who would like to go in for higher education.
11.   Contents should always be in process of revision leading to modernization, refinement, enrichment.


REFERENCENCES
*  Sonny.R,(2013). Teaching of natural science,Paridhi publications Pp104
*  Bunnie Heywood,Joan parker (2010) the pedagogy of science: London.Pp39
*   Sivarajan.k(2009), Methodology of teaching and pedagogic analysis.Calicut university.Pp36-45

SUBMITTED  BY :LEKSHMY.R.P
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