Existing Teaching and Learning Style of School Science at Panchthar District

Abstract

This study entitled“Existing Teaching and Learning style of school science at Panchther District“has been carried out to exist the teaching and learning style of school science at Panchthar District.This research is based on Jean Piaget and his development theory, Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory,Brain-based educational theory Benzie four basic teaching style, Grasha’s five teaching style. This study was based on the concurrent mixed method design. Six secondary schools at Panchther district was purposively selected as sample school. Hundred students was randomly selected as sample for Oppinnaire test for quantitative research to analyze the style of learning used in science classroom by statements of Likerts scale. Except the twelve’s student and six science teachers were selected by using random selection method for semi-structured interview for qualitative research.Similarly, two science classes of every teachers and students were observed by researcher with the help of prepared observation form. The collected quantitative data were analyzed by using mean, frequency and percentage. The qualitative data was transcripted, categorized,developed theme and thematic analysis in various categories. The descriptive and statistical findings obtained from qualitative and quantitative research was triangulated by using QUAL + QUAN research deign. This research study has find out the teaching and learning style of science used in secondary level. From this study,researcher was found that interactive,instructional, ICT based, group discussion, problem solving, note taking and making and concept mapping teaching and learning style are dominantly used in science at secondary level. Individual teaching and learning style are rare used in science class.Similarly, lecture styles were not appropriate for science teaching. Most of the students were learn about the subject matter of science by interactionally, collaborately and using ICT based learning style. From the observation form, most of the science teacher was use motivational technique/style in science classroom while teaching learning activities occurs which are warm up activities, to establishing good rapport & behaving friendly with students, create appropriate environment,connecting course content to current events, to link the daily life activities & previous class. Such type of style was appropriate in science teaching and students were easy to learn science. Where the finding of this study contribute to the use of learner friendly viii teaching and learning activities in the secondary level and also inform stakeholders as well as policymaker.