INNOVATIVE METHODS AND SCIENCE TEACHING

Science is one of the core subject which leads to technological advancement of the country. Science plays an important role in education because of its relevance to life and society. Use of computers and ICT revolutionized teaching-learning process which improves the quality of education. UNESCO (2002) emphasizes that teacher education institute should prepare new generation of teachers to use ICT effectively in their teaching process. Teacher should use innovative methods of teaching keeping in view the present needs and technological advancement of the society and help the students to involve themselves in teaching learning process to make them to understand scientific knowledge and their application to the fullest maximum extent. Teaching science through innovative methods as interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary help to attain knowledge skills and attitudes required to compete with the global standards. The country aspires every education system to give young people the basic skills required for present society and enable them to solve problems logically. To develop such skills it is important that science education should be given attention in our school curriculum considering the benefits from it. This demands innovative approaches in science teaching to make science discipline more innovative and enable students to cope up with modern society