Abstract:
There is of course, one thing about which we feel no doubt or hesitation :
education science based and in coherence with Indian cultures and values can alone .
provide the foundation as also the instrument for the nation's progress, security and
welfare".
- Indian Education commission.
Science is one of those human activities that man has created to gratify certain
human needs and desires. Disinterested curiosity has been the greatest motive power
of scientific research the 'search' for the truth became the dominant motive in the
prosecution of science.
Teacher's main job is to teach there is not a method or the methods of teaching •.
science which could suit in all the situations. Children differ from family to family
and from locality to locality even in respect of their mental and physical development.
Thus a teaching method is largely governed by these three factors - environment,
teacher and pupil.
In the present study the researcher has tried to compared two methods of
teaching science i.e. traditional method and multimedia based teaching approach.
Traditional method is one of the most popular methods of teaching in our
schools. This is a teacher structured method and the students are just passive listeners
most of the time very few teachers allow questions during teaching, though some of
them give some time to their students to ask questions after the lecture.
• Knowledge in the present century is expanding at a tremendous pace .
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Scientific knowledge is said to double itself every decade. Simultaneously part
of the old knowledge becomes obsolete. This phenomenon has a direct influence on
the syllabi, curricula text books etc. in the formal educative system.
Teaching method in order to become scientific have to be supplemented with
scientifically innovated martial aids (progresses) utilized in scientific manner to
ensure objectivity in pedagogy. Thus any type of teaching practice not programmed
by teaching programmatically is far away from becoming scientific because such
methods utterly held to serve objectivity which is the need of the day.
Multimedia Programmes are the most effective variety of aids the evolution of
television and computer has further diversified the utilizes of multimedia programmes
far and wide without being deviated from the primary focus of objectivity. Today the
utilization of multimedia in disseminating knowledge either inside the class room or
beyond that is so much wide spread and versatile that the other form of indoor
teaching aids are slowly moving towards their virtual extinction.
