Science education in contemporary India At primary

Transcript:Science education in contemporary India At primary:
Science education in contemporary India At primary level Secondary and Higher Secondary level College level University level Research Institutions Industrial oriented LANDMARKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION Roger Bacon was the first to lay emphasis on the value of experiments and inductive enquiry. Galileo Galilei, William Harvey and Audreas Vesailus also have contributed significantly for the growth of science education. emphasized the importance of objects and pictures in teaching. The establishment of the Royal Society in 1664 is a landmark in the history of science education. During the 17th century various scientific academies were established During the 17th century various scientific academies were established. The industrial revolution that started in the 18th century brought science closer and closer to the common man. The University of London was opened in 1827, where natural science was taught T.A.Guxely, John Tyndall and Faraday are the three eminent scientists who urged for the spread of science education during this period Science gained a place in the school curriculum by its introduction for the first time at Rugby school of England in 1849. Botany, Geology, Physics and Chemistry were started in that school. The most outstanding contribution to the teaching of science towards the close of the 19th century was that of H.E Amstrong. The Heuristic method of teaching was advocated by him. In 1916 the British Government appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Sir.J.J.Thomson to enquire into the position of natural science in the educational The 20th Century is the age of rapid propagation of science education all over the world LANDMARKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION INDIA Report of the secondary education commission (1953) All India seminars on teaching science (1956) National scientific policy resolution (1958) Indian parliamentary and scientific committee was set up in 1961 under the chairmanship of Shri.Lal Bahadur Shastri. National council of educational research and training (NCERT) (1961) has a separate department of science education Indian education commission (1964-66) National policy on education (1986) Navodaya vidyalays were conceived in 1986 by Rajiv Gandhi. The scheme aims at setting up well equipped well staffed schools in rural areas, almost one in every district to provide better quality science education to the talented children. University grants commission The University Grants Commission (UGC) of India is a statutory organization set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. Inter university