Enhancing Science Process Skills and  Scientific Attitude and Analysing  their Interactions. :– An Intervention through  Inquiry Learning Approach

Sreetanuka Nath; Dr. Sybil Thomas

Volume : I, Issue : I, June - 2012

Enhancing Science Process Skills and Scientific Attitude and Analysing their Interactions. :– An Intervention through Inquiry Learning Approach

Sreetanuka Nath, Dr. Sybil Thomas

Abstract :

National Curriculum Framework (NCF) opens with a quotation from Rabindranath Tagore\'s essay, Civilization and Progress, in which the poet reminds us that �a \'creative spirit\' and \'generous joy\' are key in childhood, both of which can be distorted by an unthinking adult world�. Learning in children takes place through interactions with the environment, nature, things and people. The physical activity of moving, exploring, doing things on one\'s own, with one\'s peers or company of adults gives rise to inquiry based questions are the key processes through which learning occurs. Most of the teaching is done in a traditional monologue session, where the teacher does the talking and the students are passive audience. Little is known to the teacher on the amount of knowledge consumed by the students. Unless the student seriously focuses on the key points delivered during the teaching, there is a definite reason for the knowledge to escape into thin air. This paper aims towards enhancing the science Process skills and scientific attitude of the students through inquiry learning approach of teaching science on Secondary school level. It also attempted to find out the interaction between science process skills and scientific attitude through inquiry learning approach.The results indicated an elevation science process skills and scientific attitude along with significant interaction between the variables under study