QUALITIES OF SCIENCE TEACHER by Dr. Nilesh kumar Gopal das Joshi (the reading list txt) 📖

Teachers' attitudes and the assumptions they make about students can play as important a role in cognitive learning as all the methods, strategies and materials of teaching that we use.

Understand the Role of Self-esteem. Effective teachers know that how students feel about themselves foretells how they perceive, react to, and perform in the world. Self-esteem is especially important in science teaching, again, because of the negative connotations students have toward the study of science. One of the best remedies, and effective teachers know this, is to plan learning experiences that lead to student success, that build upon the student's dignity and self-worth.

Wigginton explores other characteristics of effective teachers. He suggests that these teachers also recognize their humanness, understand the nature of discipline and control, help students analyze and react to other adults, constantly engage in professional growth activities, and know how to avoid teacher burnout.

As you continue with your study of science teaching, come back to these characteristics---those resulting from the science of research, and the wisdom-of-practice.

 

Chapter 3 Characteristics of Highly Effective Science Teacher

 

Characteristics of Highly Effective Science Teacher 

 

 

 

Teaching and Learning Learning Climate: a safe environment supported by the teacher in which high, clear expectations and positive relationships are fostered; active learning is promoted Teacher

 Characteristics: A- Teacher creates learning environments where students are active participants as individuals and as members of collaborative groups. The teacher: 1) creates learning environments where students are active participants as individuals and as members of collaborative groups in creating, questioning, sharing, discussing, reasoning and analyzing the processes involved in solving scientific problems/tasks.

B - Teacher motivates students and nurtures their desire to learn in a safe, healthy and supportive environment which develops compassion and mutual respect.

 C- Teacher cultivates cross cultural understandings and the value of diversity. The teacher: 1) Cultivates cross cultural understandings and the value of diversity, including an understanding that women and minorities have historically often been excluded from making contributions to science.

 D- Teacher encourages students to accept responsibility for their own learning and accommodates the diverse learning needs of all students.

 E- Teacher displays effective and efficient classroom management that includes classroom routines that promote comfort, order and appropriate student behaviors.

 F- Teacher provides students equitable access to technology, space, tools and time.

G- Teacher effectively allocates time for students to engage in hands-on experiences, discuss and process content and make meaningful connections.

 H- Teacher designs lessons that allow students to participate in empowering activities in which they understand that learning is a process and mistakes are a natural part of learning.

Teacher creates an environment where student work is valued, appreciated and used as a learning tool.

 

 

Chapter 4 What are the Qualities of a Good Science Teacher?

 

What are the Qualities of a Good Science Teacher?

 

 

Qualities of a Good Science Teacher

Besides possessing the personal qualities, every science teacher should fulfill the following broad requirements.

Practical knowledge of child psychology and of the learning process.

 

Trained in the modern methods and techniques. Basic academic requirements.

 

A science teacher must have practical knowledge of child psychology and of the process of learning. The science teacher should be able to eater to individual differences in the class. Knowledge of child psychology helps a teacher to guide the students according to their interests, capabilities and help in educational, vocational and personal problems. Besides these, a science teacher should be of a scientific temper, rational in approach to problems, free of bias and superstitions, innovative, inquisitive about the world around him. A Science teacher should regularly evaluate his teaching so that he can keep improving and also help him identify his weakness. A science teacher must be trained in modern methods and techniques of science. New methods and techniques are being employed in the teaching of science. Science Clubs, improvisation of apparatus, programmed instruction, teaching machines and many other new concepts are coming in. It is, therefore, desirable that a science teacher is trained and well versed in:

 

(i) Development of aquaria, vivaria, terraria.

(ii) Knowledge of preserving specimens of plants and animals.

(iii) Techniques of evaluation.

(iv) Maintenance and use of science libraries.

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(v) Lesson and unit planning.

(vi) The various teaching methods in use today.

The basic academic qualifications are laid down by the education department or the employer. In all the cases, the science teachers in high schools be at least B.Sc. and higher secondary schools M.Sc.

In order to describe more other qualities of a science teacher we are explaining herewith more details as under:

 

There are qualities which are general qualities which a teacher must be endowed with to be an effective teacher. However, a science teacher must possess some specific qualities to become a successful science teacher.

Sincerity of purpose:

A teacher should have love for his profession. He should be seriously and sincerely committed to his duties and work. As such be must be on the path of excellence both for his own personal achievements and that of his pupils.

Studious and learned:

 

A very desirable quality of a teacher is his taste for reading. He should have the habit of keeping himself in touch with the latest development especially belonging to his own subjects. He should be a voracious reader of the knowledge available to him from multi-dimensional sources.

A good communicator of ideas:

A teacher should be clear in speech and should be able to convey his ideas to his pupils with ease and effectiveness. His black­board and sketching should be quite neat, bold and effective.

Plain speaking:

A teacher by nature should be truth loving and plan speaking. He must have enough courage to say the right thing as right and wrong ones as wrong. There should not be any ambiguity in his thoughts and saying.

Impartial behaviour and attitude:

A teacher should not have any biases and prejudices of any kind towards any of his students. He should not distinguish and discriminate one people from the other and should try to drop all notions of favouritism or antagonism by giving a solid proof of his impartial behaviour and attitude towards all of his students.

Hard worker and responsible:

The teacher should be his own example of hard work and sincerity. He should inspire his students to acquire a taste for learning, doing safe work as well as sharing responsibilities with all his keenness and sincerity.

Affectionate behaviour:

The teacher should create an atmosphere of good will, love and cooperation in the matter of dealing with his students. He should not get irritated on minor faults and mistakes of his pupils but should try to create an environment of mutual trust and affection congenial for proper work and learning.

Patience:

A teacher should not lose his patience and unnecessarily get disturbed over minor mistakes and shortcomings of his pupils but must demonstrate a lot of patience in dealing with them. On the other hand, the pupils should not always live in constant fear of the teacher but must try to receive proper guidance from their teacher.

Leadership and love for discipline:

The teacher must possess the traits of a good leader in whom the students may have a genuine faith. He should be able to inspire the students to seek knowledge with sincerity. A disciplined and sincere teacher will be able to inculcate the values of sincerity, discipline and obedience among students. This will channellise the energy of students towards constructive activities.

Self confidence:

A teacher must have confidence in his abilities. This confidence must be demonstrated through his behaviour in general and his classroom teaching in particular.

Mastery of his subject:

A science teacher should have profound knowledge of his subject of study so that he may not cut a sorry figure before his students. He should be able to keep his head high and be able answer all the questions and problems put to him by his students up to their satisfaction in all branches of his subject.

Knowledge of other subjects:

A science should not only be an expert in his subject but should also have a good working knowledge of the other related subjects. For example, the physics teacher should have good knowledge of Mathematics and Biology teacher should know much about chemistry in order to do more justice with his teaching. Moreover, a teacher equipped with the essential knowledge of the all related subjects will able to handle his students efficiently as the subjects of the curriculum are supplementary to each other in fulfilling the objectives of teaching at a particular stage and the application of one subject is easily found in the other.

Scientific thinking and attitude:

A good science teacher tries to imbibe scientific thinking and attitude in his own actions thoughts. For imbibition of such traits, a science teacher must attempt to provide science education in such a way as to inculcate in the pupils a habit of testing the validity of certain beliefs and facts by their own independent observations and experimentation.

 

Chapter 5 Science Teacher Responsibilities and Duties

 

Science Teacher Responsibilities and Duties

 

 

 

Plan study programs to meet students’ needs, interests and abilities.

 

Design curriculum as per the needs of the students.

 

Evaluate and assess students’ progress on a periodic basis.

 

Monitor individual student progress.

 

Take corrective measures to enhance student learning abilities.

 

Prepare student progress reports.

 

Instruct students on proper use of equipment, materials, aids and textbooks.

 

Set and monitor standards of student behavior.

 

Assist staff members in assessing students’ attitude, learning problems.

 

Advice parents on students’ progress and development.

Organize class time as per the instructional plans.

 

Maintain inventory of instructional materials, aids and equipment.

 

Coordinate and support teaching aides and assistants in their tasks.

 

Ensure compliance of teaching objectives to state law, administrative regulations and procedures.