TEACHING APPROACHES

Teaching of science can be divided to two basic approaches

• inductive

• deductive

 Inductive

-experiences with instances of a concept or principles.

Deductive

-receiving ideas and explanation of a concept or principle.

1. Inquiry learning

• Teaching science using inquiry method implies the need to shift from‘ teachers presenting information’   to ‘ students learning science themselves’ through active involvement. 

      2. Constructivism

• Knowledge is constructed by learners through an active, mental process of development; learners are the builders and creators of meaning and knowledge. 

      3. Contextual learning

• reality-based, outside-of-the-classroom experience, within a specific context which serves as a catalyst for students to utilize their disciplinary knowledge, and which presents a forum for further formation of their personal values, faith, and professional development. 

'Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.'
(William Butler Yeats)