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Learning Science at Upper Primary Level 2 – Managing and Measuring Science Learning

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Unit 5 Planning & Managing Science Education at Upper Primary Level

  • 5.0 Introduction
  • 5.1 Learning Objectives
  • 5.2 Overview of Planning
  • 5.3 Planning and Curriculum Coverage in Science
  • 5.3.1 Curriculum and Syllabus
  • 5.3.2 Curriculum and Instruction
  • 5.3.3 The Goal of Science Education
  • 5.3.4 Scientific Concepts at Elementary Level
  • 5.3.5 Issues In Planning Science Curriculum
  • 5.3.6 Advantage of planning of science curriculum
  • 5.4 Planning At Class Level: Lesson Plan
  • 5.4.1 A Well-Developed Lesson Plan
  • 5.4.2 Planning Science Lessons
  • 5.4.3 Pedagogical Analysis:
  • 5.4.4 Steps of Lesson Planning:
  • 5.4.5 Design/Format For The Lesson
  • 5.5 Identifying And Using Various Resources
  • 5.5.1 Meaning of Resources
  • 5.5.2 Importance of Resources
  • 5.5.3 Types of Educational Resources
  • 5.5.3.1 Resources At School Level
  • 5.5.3.2 Resources At Local Level
  • 5.5.4 Classification of Resources
  • 5.5.4.1 Non-Electronic Resources
  • 5.5.4.2 Electronic Resources
  • 5.5.5 Advantages of Resources
  • 5.5.6 Criteria For Selection of Resources
  • 5.6 Recording And Reporting
  • 5.6.1 Evaluation of Students Learning
  • 5.6.2 Evaluation of Planned Curriculum
  • 5.6.3 Role of Teacher
  • 5.7 Let Us Sum Up
  • 5.8 Model Answers to Check Your Progress
  • 5.9 Suggested Readings and References
  • 5.10 Unit-End Exercises

Unit 6 Assessment and Evaluation and Related Issues

  • 6.0 Introduction
  • 6.1 Learning Objectives
  • 6.2 Some Commonly Used Terms
  • 6.2.1 Definitions of the Terms
  • 6.3 Concept of Evaluation
  • 6.4 Objectives and Specification
  • 6.4.1 Writing Objectives and Specifications for Science
  • 6.5 Types of Evaluation
  • 6.5.1 Formative Evaluation
  • 6.5.2 Summative Evaluation
  • 6.6 Internal assessment
  • 6.7 Comprehensive, Continuous Evaluation (CCE)
  • 6.7.1 Tools Force
  • 6.7.2 CCE for Formative Evaluation
  • 6.7.3 CCE for Summative Evaluation
  • 6.8 Remedial and Diagnostic teaching
  • 6.9 Evaluation of Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Domain
  • 6.10 Structuring assessment of children’s ideas, skills and attitudes
  • 6.11 Let Us Sum Up
  • 6.12 Key Points
  • 6.13 Glossary/Abbreviations
  • 6.14 Suggested Readings and References

Unit 7 Challenges and Issues in Science Teaching

  • 7.0 Introduction
  • 7.1 Learning Objectives
  • 7.2 Science for All
  • 7.2.1 Need and Significance
  • 7.2.2 Science Education
  • 7.2.3 Scientific Literacy
  • 7.2.4 Teaching Science to Children with Special Needs
  • 7.3 Teaching Different Abilities
  • 7.3.1 Role of Experiments in Science Learning
  • 7.3.2 Students’ Inquiry in Science Learning
  • 7.3.3 Correlation with day to day Life Experiences
  • 7.4 Knowing Advancements in Science and Science Teaching
  • 7.4.1 Advancements in science
  • 7.4.2 Advancements in science teaching
  • 7.5 Let us Sum Up
  • 7.6 Glossary/abbreviation
  • 7.7 Suggested Readings and References

This study material was originally published on the National Institute of Open Schooling – NIOS website as part of the study material for the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) programme.


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