Syllabus

Course Code: BSE-202 & 203 - Group-A    Course Name: I. Pedagogy of teaching Science to students with visual impairment

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Nature and Significance of Science
1.1 Nature, Scope, Importance and Value of Science
1.2 Science as an Integrated Area of Study
1.3 Science and Modern Indian Society: Relationship of Science and Society
1.4 Impact of Science with Special Reference to Issues related with Environment, Industrialization and Disarmament
1.5 Role of Science for Sustainable Development
2 Planning for Instruction
2.1 Aims and Objectives of Teaching Science in Elementary and Secondary School
2.2 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and Writing Objectives in Behavioural Terms (Revised)
2.3 Micro Teaching Skills (Skill of Intoducing lesson, Skill of Illustration with Examples, Skill of Explanation, skill of Probing Questions, Skill of Stimulus Vaiation, Skill of reinforcement)
2.4 Lesson Planning – Importance and Basic Steps. Planning Lesson for an Explanation, Demonstration, and Numerical Problem in Teaching of Sciences
2.5 Unit Planning – Format of A Unit Plan
2.6 Pedagogical Analysis: Meaning and Need. Guidelines for Conducting Pedagogical Analysis
3 Approaches and Methods of Teaching Sciences
3.1 Process Approach, Direct Experience Approach, Inductive-Deductive Approach
3.2 Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Problem-solving, Concept-mapping, Programmed Instruction, Team Teaching, Seminar, Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
3.3 Project Method and Heuristic Method
3.4 Creating Different Situations of Learning Engagement: Group Learning, IndividualLearning, Small Group, Cooperative (Peer-Tutoring, Jigsaw, etc.), Situated/ContextualLearning with reference to Children with Disabilities
3.5 Constructivist Approach and its Use in Teaching Science
4 Learning Resources with reference to Children with Disabilities for TeachingScience
4.1 Teaching Learning Aids – Need, Importance, Selection, Use and Classification ofAids Based on Type of Experience, Audio Visual Aids, Multimedia, Charts, andModels (Tactile and Visual)
4.2 Importance of Co-Curricular Activities-Science Club, Science Exhibition, ScienceText Books-Characteristics and Significance with reference to Children withDisabilities
4.3 The Science Laboratory-Planning Organization of Lab, Storage, Record Keeping andSafety of Scientific Equipments with reference to Children with Disabilities
4.4 Aquarium, Vivarium – Role in Teaching with Setting & Maintaining
4.5 Museum, Botanical and Zoological Garden: Role in Teaching
5 Evaluation
5.1 Evaluation- Concept, Nature and Need
5.2 Norm Referenced & Criterion Referenced Evaluation, Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation: Concept and Significance, Scholastic and Co-Scholastic Assessment
5.3 Tools and Techniques for Formative and Summative Assessments
5.4 Preparation of Diagnostic Test and Achievement Test
5.5 Adaptations of Evaluation Procedure With Reference To Children With Disabilities
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