Registrations are invited for Online Course on Nature of Science and Science Education by TISS. Register Now!

About TISS

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), established in 1936, is India’s premier University for applied social science research and education. The Institute is a deemed university and is fully funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India. 

Course Details

Scientists and philosophers have often wondered about the nature of science? What makes scientific knowledge so robust? What are the processes involved in acquiring and validating scientific knowledge? What does it mean to ‘think scientifically’? Can we teach children to be curious and think scientifically?

Teachers’ understanding about the nature of science influences their teaching practices. Teachers’ understanding about the nature of science influences their teaching practices. Learning the processes involved in scientific knowledge is equally important, if not more, as learning scientific facts. Therefore it is important to shift teachers’ focus from transmitting facts to engaging students in the process of scientific enquiry. This can be achieved by exposing teachers to history and philosophy of science. This course is meant for the teachers who may want to acquire a state of art knowledge in the field of science education.

The following four questions will be discussed in this course:

  • Why teach science?
  • What do we want to teach when teaching science?
  • How do students learn science?
  • How to teach science?

Course Objectives

At the end of this course teachers will be able to

  • Think broadly about science and science education.
  • Understand the guiding principles of science education.
  • Analyse the pedagogic practices and educational material.
  • Modify their teaching practices and analyze and curate pedagogic teaching-learning material (such as textbooks and digital resources) and appropriate for their own context.

Requirements

The learner must have

  • Completed graduation.
  • Access to teach 5-10 students.
  • Computer/laptop/mobile device with internet access.

Course Duration

December 5, 2023 to January 15, 2024.

Fee

INR 2500.

How to Register?

Interested participants can register online via this link.

Contact

Email: cete[dot]stp[at]clixindia[dot]org

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