FOREWORD
As a part of its efforts to improve the teaching-learning process, sometime back CBSE organised an Inservice Orientation Programme for the teachers teaching science at secondary stage in independent affiliated schools. For education at school level, it has become desirable to put equal emphasis on the process of learning as on contents covering knowledge part. Keeping this in mind, the training programme was based on a theme- CREATIVITY AND SCIENCE EDUCATION. Transaction of curriculum can take place effectively when topics revolve round a theme. Different topics come up spontaneously and can be amalgamated with the theme whenever situations arise. The orientation programme was learner centred, interactive type and activity oriented. Whether a Resource Person, or a teacher participant, each one was an active component of this programme.
It is hoped that the new ideas generated in the programme, the materials presented and prepared, as also the contributions made by the Resource Persons reflected in the brochure would be of great help to schools and would give them insight into organising teaching in more creative ways.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all the Resource Persons for their contributions and the vital role played in making the programme successful and meaningful. A special word of appreciation must be said about Shri H.R. Sharma, Director (Academic) who conceived the idea of this theme-based training programme and provided every guidance for its successful organisation. Shri P.C. Bose, Education Officer(Science) who was Co-ordinator for the programme was responsible for the production of this brochure. Observations or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to him.
PROF. B.P. KHANDELWAL CHAIRMAN, CBSE.
Delhi, June, 1994.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
1. Proceedings-A Brief Report. 1
2. Creativity and Science Education. 5
3. Creativity : Science Teaching and the Teacher. 13
4. Generating Environment for Creativity : Role of Teacher. 17
5. Creativity through Investigatory Approach and Projects. 21
6. Creativity and Class Room Activities. 32
7. Creativity through Out-of-School Science Programmes & Activities. 36
8. Creative use of Waste Materials in Teaching Science. 39
Individual & Group Activities:
9.1 Measurements of Creativity. 43
9.2 Imagination and Rational Thinking.
9.3 Activity on Divergent Thinking.
51
9.4 Assignments for Promoting Creativity. 54
9.5 Activities to Stimulate Creativity. 59
9.6 Out-of-School Programmes & Activities. 62
9.7 Field Trips-General discussion. 64
9.8 Field Trip : Development of Work Sheets. 66
9.9 Use of Waste Materials : A typical example. 80
Appendices:
10.1 Day-to-Day programme. 82
10.2 List of Participants. 86
10.3 Evaluating the Inservice Programme and Comments. 88
10.4 Contributors & Acknowledgements. 92