A STUDY OF LEARNING PROGRESSION IN SCIENCE OF CLASS IX STUDENTS OF JAJPUR DISTRICT, ODISHA

Abstract

Science is a dynamic, expanding body of knowledge, covering ever-new domains of experience. In a progressive forward-looking society, science can play a truly liberating role, helping people escape from the vicious cycle of poverty, ignorance and superstition (National Curriculum Framework, 2005). In other words, society directly or indirectly depends on products and services that are developed with the help of science and technology. Innovations in Science and Technology have changed the way we live, move, communicate, work and play. Meanwhile, news headlines on global warming, environmental protection, cloning or genetically engineered food all deal with science-based issues that directly affect our lives (International Council for Science (ICSU), Paris (2011). In the present scenario, people are faced with a rapidly changing world.