Write notes on Objectives of physics subject at Higher Secondary level.
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Major Aims and Objectives
A. Knowledge. This aim has received the top priority as compared to other aims. Pupils studying general science should acquire the knowledge of:
(i) Fundamental principles and concepts useful in daily life.
(ii) Facts for science study.
(iii) Inter-dependence and relationship of different branches of science.
(iv) Knowledge of plants and animals.
(v) Natural phenomena going on.
(vi) Knowledge of general rules of health and human body etc.
B. Skills.
Science students should acquire skills in experimentation,, construction, observation, drawing etc. Experimentation and construction skills include handling, arranging, preserving, and repairing scientific instruments.
C. Abilities.
I. Providing Work for Leisure.
As the empty mind is devil's workshop, a science student should not while away his leisure. He can prepare inks, soaps, boot polishes and other daily useful things or he can keep hobbies of stamp collecting, coin collecting, photography, drawing, gardening, study of plants and animals or of minerals etc. He can learn to improvise certain instruments, learn to play for musical instruments along with its construction knowledge.
The attitudes and interests of the students should well be adjudged by the science teachers and they should impart them the knowledge accordingly so that they may prosecute the desired professions.
The aims and objectives differ a bit at different stages. Preliminary knowledge of objectives is required at early stages while complete and complex objectives are needed at higher stages. So capabilities of pupils should be kept in mind.
1. Primary Level
The aims and objectives of Teaching Science at Primary School level should be
1. Arousing and maintaining interest in nature and in the physical and social environment, arousing love for nature and its sources.
2. Developing the habit of observation, exploration, classification and systematic way of thinking.
3. Developing the child's powers of manipulative, creative and inventive faculties.
4. Developing neat and orderly habits.
5. Inculcation of habits of healthful living.
2. Middle School Level
In addition to the above, the following aims and objectives are suitable for inculcation at the Middle School, level.
1. To familiarize the pupil with the world in which he lives and to make him understand the impact of science on society so as to enable him adjust himself to his environment.
2. To acquaint him with the 'scientific method' and to enable him to develop the scientific attitude.
3. To give the pupil a historical perspective, so that he may understand the evolution of the scientific development.
1. Lower Primary Stage
(i) At the lower primary stage the accent should be on the child's environment-social, physical and biological.
(ii) In classes I and II, the accent should be on cleanliness and formation of healthy habits.
2. Higher Primary Stage
(i) At this stage emphasis may shift to the acquisition of knowledge together with the ability to think logically, to draw conclusions and to make decisions at a higher level.