Methods of Educational Research
Out line of the Course:
Sessions will be conducted every Tuesday and Friday from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on following issues. The course would begin from Tuesday, August 19, 2008.
1. Evolution of school science education
2. Science Education in India
3. Origin of science education research
4. Science education as a field of research
5. Theories of learning and their implications for science education
6. Towards science of science teaching
7. Constructivistic approach to teaching of science
8. Role of history and philosophy of science in science teaching
9. Evaluation of learning in science
10. Current issues in science education research
11. Major projects in science education
12. Science teaching standards
Mode of Assessment
Group Discussion
Writing Assignments
Presentations/seminars
Summative testing
Bibliography
Agarkar, S.C and Lale V.D. (Eds.) (2002). Science, Technology and Mathematics Education for Human Development Vol. 1 and 2, Mumbai: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
Bennett Judith (Ed.) (2002). School Science Review, Special Issue on Science Education Research and Practice Vol. 84, No, 304.
Bloom, B.S. (1971). Handbook on Formative and Summative Evaluation of Student Learning, New York: McGraw hill Book Company
Cheng, Y.C., Tsui, K.T. Chow, K.W. and Mok, M.M.C. (2002). Subject Teaching and Teacher Education: Research and Innovation, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education
David Layton (Convenor) (1977). Founding fathers of science education, New Scientists, Vol. 75, Nos. 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069 and 1070.
Fensham, P. Gunstone, R and White,R. (Eds.) (1994). The Content of Science: A Constructivist Approach to its Teaching and Learning, London; The Falmer Press
Fensham, Peter (2004). Defining an Identity: Evolution of Science Education as a Field of Research, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers
National Reserch Council (1996). National Science Education Standards, Washington DC: National Academy Press
Shayer, Michael and Adey, Philip (1987). Towards Science of Science Teaching: Cognitive development and Curriculum Demand, London: Heineman Educational Books
Gilbert, J.K. (Ed.) (2003). International Journal of Science Education, Special Issue on Science Education: Past, Present and Future.
White, Richard (2002) The Revolution in Research in Science Teaching In Virginia Richardson (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Teaching, Washington DC: American Educational Research Association
