BASELIOS MARTHOMA MATHEWS II

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Smt. BINI RAJU
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BMM II TC KOTTARAKARA
MODERN TRENDS IN CURRICULUM CONSTRUCTION

SUBMITTED BY,
ANCY. A
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PHYSICALSCIENCE
BMM II TC
KOTTARAKARA
REG. NO.13350005
MODERN TRENDS IN CURRICULUM CONSTRUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The National Science Foundation a! "ounded in 1#50 in $SA ith a %ie
to de%elo& a national &olic' "o( the &(o)otion o" *a!ic (e!ea(ch and !cience
education. A"te( the launchin+ o" !&utni, *' Ru!!ian!- A)e(ican nation ale(ted
a*out the de"iciencie! in thei( !cience education. The' *e+an to inno%ate !cience
education at all &ha!e o" education. A co))i!!ion on !cience Education. The'
*e+an to inno%ate !cience education a! e!ta*li!hed *' the A)e(ican A!!ociation
"o( the Ad%ance)ent o" !cience to e.&lo(e ne a&&(oache! "o( teachin+ !cience.
The to i)&o(tant a&&(oache! a(e-
i/ 0h'!ical !cience !tud' co))ittee 0(o1ect 20SSC/
ii/ Che)ical Education )ate(ial !tud'
2C3EM Stud'/.
1. PSSC
0h'!ical !cience !tud' co))ittee &(o1ect a! !ta(ted at the Ma!!achu!ett!
In!titute o" technolo+' $SA in 1#[Link] !tud' )ate(ial a! de%elo&ed ith the
!u&&o(t the national !cience "oundation and "oundation. The 0SSC a! (eall'
)eant i)&(o%e &h'!ic! teachin+ at !chool le%el. 0SSC encou(a+e! the !&i(it o"
en5ui(in+ th(ou+h la*o(ato(' e.&e(i)entation 0(actical o(,! can *e con!ide(ed
a! the co(e o" the cou(!e and &u&il! a(e e.&ected to di!co%e(! &(inci&le! o" &h'!ic!
*' th(e!he! .0SSC cou(!e ha! *e a""[Link] a! an a"te( nati%e to the t(aditional &h'!ic!
cou(!e *ecau!e )o(e e)&ha!i! i! &laced an )ode(n &h'!ic!. 0SSC *a!e
!e%e(al o*1ecti%e! .I)&o(tant o*1ecti%e! a(e-
To de%elo& !6 to o*!e(%e natu(e clo!el' and inte((o+ate it- thu! lea(nin+
net onl' the la! and &(inci&le! o" &h'!ic! *ut the e%idence on hich the'
a(e *a!ed.
To &(e!ent &h'!ic! a! a uni"ied *ut e%en chan+in+ !u*1ect.
To de)on!t(ate the inte( &la' *eteen e.&e(i)ent and theo(' in the
de%elo&)ent o" &h'!ic!
To lead !tudent to (eca&itulate the &(oce!! *' hich ,noled+e i! +ained.
To [Link] the ca&acit' o" !tudent! to (ead c(iticall'.
To &e([Link] "oundation! o" tho!e !tudent! ho ill +o "o( "u(the( !tud' in
!cience and technolo+'.
The 0SSC cou(!e i! con!ide(ed a! )uch )o(e e""ecti%e than a te.t
*oo,! . It i! a Co7o&e(ati%e and co7o(dinated !et o" (e!ou(ce "a( teachin+
!econda(' !chool &h'!ic!. Thi! cou(!e con!i!t! o" "ou( &a(t!.
0a(t I i! "unda)ental Conce&t! o" line- !&ace- and )atte(.
0a(t II i! O&tic!
0a(t III i! )echanic!
0a(t I8 i! elect(icit' and &h'!ic! o" ato).
0SSC cou(!e de%elo&ed )ate(ial! "ou( thi! !tud' the' con!i!t! o"
Te.t *ode!
Teache(! Guide
9a*o(ato(' e.&e(i)ent
Su&&le)enta(' te.t )ate(ial!
Si)&li"ied line co!t a&&a(atu!
Fil) o( docu)enta(ie!
Achie%e)ent te!t.
The hu* o" 0SSC &(o1ect! i! the la*o(ato(' he(e !tudent! a(e
encou(a+ed to &e("o() o&en :ended e.&e(i)ent. The cou(!e and c(itical
thin,in+ . Sti)ulated .The !tudent! ha%e *een a*le to lea(n thou+ht )o(e
c(eati%el' and c(itical a' o" thin,in+ al!o.
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C3EM !tud' -The che)ical education )ate(ial !tud' *ette( ,non
a! C3EM !tud' ala! de%elo&ed in ea(l' 1#40! at $C Be(,ele';! colle+e o"
che)i!t(' and 9a(ence 3all o" !cience and 3a(%e' Mudd Colle+e and
continued 9a(ence 3all o" !cience th(ou+h the 1#<0!- =.A ca(&el ala!
)ainl' (e!&on!i*le "o( the de%elo&)ent o" C3EM !tud' .The cou(!e
!t(e!!e! &(oducti%e lea(nin+ and thin,in+ (atte( than (ate lea(nin+ and
)echanical ha*it! o" thou+ht and each !ucceedin+ !te& contain! >a +e() o"
di!co%e('?.
Che)ical education )ate(ial !tud' a! e!ta*li!hed an *a!ic o" a
(eco))endation *' an adhoc co))ittee o" the A)e(ican che)ical !ociet'.
It i! al!o con!ide(ed a! a &a(allel cou(!e in che)i!t('. It e)&lo'! induline!
a&&(oach in hich &(actical cle(,! &(ecede! theo('. The &(o1ect a!
aa(ded continuin+ +(ant! *' the national !cience "oundation in o(de( to
de%elo& an o(i+inal cu((iculu) in hi+h !chool che)i!t(' and the )ate(ial!
needed to i)&le)ent it .C3EM !tud' !till &(o%ide! %ideo! and "il)
de!i+ned to i)&(o%e the teachin+ o" che)i!t(' at the hi+h !chool le%el .A
!e(ie! o" @A %ideo! and (elated teache(! +uidance and teachin+ aid!
!&eciall' de!i+ned to i)&(o%e the teachin+ o" hi+h !chool che)i!t(' and a
!&eci"ic cha&te(! o" the )o!t &o&ula( che)i!t(' te.t i! a%aila*le .the )ain
o*1ecti%e! o" C3EM !tud' a(e-
To u&date che)i!t(' in the li+ht o" late!t de%elo&)ent!.
To +i%e !tudent! a +ood unde( !tandin+ o" the !u*1ect.
To o(+aniBe conte.t in uni"'in+ conce&t! and &(inci&le!.
To &e([Link] o&&o(tunitie! "o( la*o(ato(' o(,!.
To )a,e! !tudent! aa(e a*!ent the a&&lication! o" che)i!t(' a!
an e.&e(i)ental !cience- "olloed *' !o)e "unda)ental conce&t!
o" che)i!t(' .Al!o a&&lication! o" che)i!t(' in e%e(' da' li"e and
in indu!t(' thou+h a !tud' o" to&ic! !uch a! "i*e(!- &la!tic! -
dete(+ent!- d(u+! and in!ecticide!. C3EM !tud' encou(a+e
teache(! to unde( ta,e "u(the( !tud' o" che)i!t(' cou(!e that a(e
+ea(ed to ,ee& &ace ith ad%ancin+ !cienti"ic "(ontie(!- and the(e
*' i)&(o%e thei( teachin+. It !ti)ulate and &(e&a(e the!e hi+h
!chool !tudent! he(e &u(&o!e i! to continue the !tud' o"
che)i!t(' in colle+e a! a &(o"e!!ion.
CONCLUSION
0SSC and C3EM Stud' Can *e con!ide(ed a! to i)&o(tant a&&(oache!
"o( teachin+ !cience. 0SSC cou(!e a! (eall' )eant to i)&(o%e &h'!ic
teachin+ at !chool le%el! *ecau!e it encou(a+e the !&i(it o" en5ui(' thou+ht
e.&e(i)entation end !ti)ulate !tudent! &oe( o" c(eati%it' and c(itical
thin,in+ .It can *e con!ide(ed a! alte(nati%e o" )ode(n &h'!ic!. C3EM !tud'
cou(!e *e+in! ith o%e( %ie o" che)i!t(' a! an e.&e(i)ental !cience-
"olloed *' !a)e "unda)ental conce&t! o" che)i!t(' .C3EM !tud' )ate(ial
include! te.t *oo,- la*o(ato(' )anual- teache(! +uide - "il) te!t!-
&(o+(a))ed in!t(uctional )ate(ial ..etc. C3EM !tud' ha! lead to
i)&(o%e)ent! in la*o(ato(' "acilitie! .The !tudent! ha%e *een a*le to lea(n
th(ou+h heu(i!tic )ethod! and !te&! contain! a >+e() o" di!co%e(';.
REFERENCE
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1. 0SSC
@. C3EM Stud'
@/ C(.K Si%a(a1an2@010/ .Science education )ethodolo+' o" teachin+
and &e(iodic anal'!i!D Calicut- co7o&e(ati%e !ociet'
3/ htt&EFFi,i.o(+.)ode(n t(end! in cu((iculu) con!t(uction
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