Science & Its Pedagogy
Pedagogy of Science
Science & Pedagogy
Paper II
5 topics
What this chapter covers
The 5 topics below make up Pedagogy of Science in the CTET syllabus. Open any topic for notes, solved examples and a practice MCQ test.
1Nature & Structure of Science
2Aims & Objectives of Teaching Science
3Approaches: Observation, Experiment, Discovery
4Innovation & Teaching Aids
5Evaluation & Remedial Teaching
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Key Concepts — Quick Reference
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Science = Product + Process (memorise both halves)
| Science as product | The organised body of knowledge: facts, concepts, laws, theories |
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| Science as process | The method of inquiry: observing, questioning, experimenting, inferring |
| Scientific attitude | Open-mindedness, curiosity, objectivity, suspended judgement until evidence |
| Scientific temper | Reasoning over blind belief; demanding proof, rejecting superstition |
The basic science process skills
| Observing | Using the senses to gather information about objects and events |
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| Classifying | Grouping things by shared, observable properties |
| Inferring & Predicting | Explaining an observation vs forecasting a future observation |
| Measuring & Experimenting | Quantifying, and testing a hypothesis by controlling variables |