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The discussion was structured along 4 strands:

The discussion was structured along 4 strands:

# What are the objectives of science teaching?

# What are the objectives of science teaching?

# Structuring a model lesson with ideas of assessment

# Structuring a model lesson with ideas of assessment

== Why assess? ==

== Why assess? ==

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The first question is of course to understand why we need to assess.  Assessments are needed for us to understand the child and the learning processes and progress of the child as well as a group of children. Assessments help the teacher in evaluating the teaching learning processes and allow for changes.  In addition, assessments also help in tracking and reporting on the progress of the learner.

The first question is of course to understand why we need to assess.  Assessments are needed for us to understand the child and the learning processes and progress of the child as well as a group of children. Assessments help the teacher in evaluating the teaching learning processes and allow for changes.  In addition, assessments also help in tracking and reporting on the progress of the learner.

==Objectives of Science Teaching ==

==Objectives of Science Teaching ==

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Science as we have come to understand in school largely relates to the facts and explanations of everyday life. In addition to this, there is a need to examine what constitutes science as a process, the discipline of doing science. Besides, science also is a social enterprise and science teaching must reflect this as well.   

Science as we have come to understand in school largely relates to the facts and explanations of everyday life. In addition to this, there is a need to examine what constitutes science as a process, the discipline of doing science. Besides, science also is a social enterprise and science teaching must reflect this as well.   

So the objectives of science teaching in school can be classified broadly into three strands -  

So the objectives of science teaching in school can be classified broadly into three strands -  

Often the assessments are limited only to the content knowledge, specifically to the transmission of the content knowledge.  The skills of making meaning, analyzing and concluding are not tested in the usual summative assessment processes.  The process skills of doing science are often not assessed at all.  If these have to be assessed in science, the methods of teaching learning processes have to change to design learning experiences that can build process skills and knowledge.

Often the assessments are limited only to the content knowledge, specifically to the transmission of the content knowledge.  The skills of making meaning, analyzing and concluding are not tested in the usual summative assessment processes.  The process skills of doing science are often not assessed at all.  If these have to be assessed in science, the methods of teaching learning processes have to change to design learning experiences that can build process skills and knowledge.

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==Methods of assessment in science==

==Methods of assessment in science==

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In addition to the chalk and talk, several activities and projects can be taken up for science teaching learning.  Some of these processes are summarized in the table below.

In addition to the chalk and talk, several activities and projects can be taken up for science teaching learning.  Some of these processes are summarized in the table below.

To achieve these outcomes, the following activities can be planned

To achieve these outcomes, the following activities can be planned

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=How to do activity based teaching for CCE=

=How to do activity based teaching for CCE=