ESSENCE - International Journal for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation
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Volume VII: No. 2 2016 [100 – 102]
Role of science and technology in teaching learning process
Kumar, Roopendra1 and Rani, Sunita2
Received: June 17, 2016  Accepted: September 29, 2016  Online: December 31, 2016
Abstract
Aim of the present paper is forwarded for the
society, the role of science and technology in
teaching- learning process. By using science
and technology in the educational field, the
quality of teaching learning process is
improved effectively. Science plays an
effective role to improve Quality of teaching-
learning process. Psychology, political
science, social science, mathematics etc are
also comes under science. Science is a
methodical approach to studying the natural
world. Science asks basic questions, such as
how does the world work? How did the
world come to be? What was the world like
in the past, what is it like now, and what will
it be like in the future, etc. And other hand
the use of technology in the classroom
teaching-learning is very important for it
provides opportunities for teachers and
students to operate, store, manipulate, and
retrieve information, encourage independent
and active learning, and self-responsibility
for learning such as distance learning,
motivate teachers and students to continue
using learning outside school hours, plan and
For Correspondence:
Dept. of Psychology
1
Kanya Gurukul Campus
2
Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, India
Email: roopendragupta@gmail.com
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prepare lessons and design materials such as
course content delivery and facilitate sharing
of resources, expertise and advice. The early
evidence in the core area of Teachers and
Teaching indicates that a majority of teachers
report using the laptop in lesson development
and classroom instruction. Teachers are
locating more up-to-date information,
accessing information more easily and
quickly, presenting lessons, and creating
student assignments. These uses are having
positive impacts on their teaching.
Technology use in the classroom enhances
and improves student learning. School
systems and teachers are being held
accountable for student success and
improvement.
Keywords: Science | Technology | Teaching |
Learning
Introduction
Traditionally, college lectures consist of
teachers verbally communicating information
to the Students. And students passively
receiving and encoding it in their memory. In
a typical college classroom, this presents as a
teacher lecturing at the front of the room
while students feverishly take notes. Active,
or experiential, teaching is a student-
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centered. It includes any technique that
involves the students in the learning process
and holds students responsible for their own
learning.(Hackathorn, Soloman, Blankmayer,
Tennial and Garczyns, 2011). Therefore the
aims of nowadays education demand to
choose educational methods promoting active
process of cognition that develop skills of
learning, creative use of knowledge, skills of
self-assessment, cooperation, indulgence to
different points of view. Interactive
educational methods help to realize those
tasks and provide cooperation among
teachers and students. So technologies make
learning environment alive and more
attractive. (Cunska and Savicka. 2012) .
Teacher educators’ perceptions of the
importance of cognitive psychology research
and particular topics, their use of cognitive
psychology research in elementary
mathematics methods courses in which
preserves teachers learn speci fically about
mathematics pedagogy and student Learning,
and potential factors related to the
incorporation of cognitive research in
mathematics education course work. This
information can inform researchers’ choice
of research questions and dissemination
venues, which, in turn, could facilitate a
stronger connection between cognitive
science and educational practice. Knowledge
about the topics predominant in cognitive
psychology studies of mathematical thinking
is considered an important aspect of the
knowledge required to teach mathematics
effectively. (Laski, Reeves, Ganley and
Mitchel, 2013). cognitive and educational
psychologists have been developing and
evaluating easy-to-use learning techniques
that could help students achieve their
learning goals. (Dunlosky. Rawson. Marsh
Mitchell. Nathan and Daniel 2013).
Positive education is defined as education
for both traditional skills and for happiness.
The high prevalence worldwide of depression
among young people, the small rise in life
satisfaction, and the synergy between
learning and positive emotion all argue that
the skills for happiness should be taught in
school. There is substantial evidence from
well controlled studies that skills that
increase resilience, positive emotion,
engagement and meaning can be taught to
schoolchildren. (Martin , Seligman, Randal,
Ernst, Gillham, Reivich and linkins, 2009).
social science knowledge and technological
innovations can help us teach better and learn
also. (King and Sen, 2013) Instructional
technology may support and increase the
efficiency of the
teaching-learning transaction or even modify
educational processes, especially with
regards to distance education and "anytime,
anywhere" access (Mehra and Mittal, 2007).
ICT is an electronic means of capturing,
processing, storing, communicating
information. The use of ICT in the classroom
teaching-learning is very important for it
provides opportunities for teachers and
students to operate, store, manipulate, and
retrieve information, encourage independent
and active learning, and self-responsibility
for learning such as distance learning,
motivate teachers and students to continue
using learning outside school hours, plan and
prepare lessons and design materials such as
course content delivery and facilitate sharing
of resources, expertise and advice. (Ali,
Haolader, Muhammad, 2013).
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Teaching and instructional aids include the
use of slide projector, television, radio, audio
and video cassettes, etc., in the teaching and
learning situations. The integration of
technology in the process of teaching and
learning is thought by many researchers and
to increase student and teacher productivity
as well as to make vast amounts of
information available. (Al-Zaidiyeen, Mei,
Fook, 2010).
Conclusion
Todays’ education system in the world has
been improved and effected than
traditionally education system. And teaching
learning process has been made purposeful.
Students could self study and made self
concept with understanding level. So role of
science and technology is very important for
raise a level of today’s education system.
Science inspires to give creative performance
for the students. Technology makes a
thoughtful mind of the students. So science
and technology play an important role for the
teaching learning process to effective teach
and learn.
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