PEDAGOGICAL LEARNING RESOURCES USED BY SCIENCE TEACHERS DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

Science teaching is strongly associated with hands on and laboratory activities. The various policies and curricular frameworks have emphasized this need at all stages of education. In India, science eduaction is already plagued with multiple challenges especially when it comes to practical activities. These challenges include lack of laboratories, equipment and trained teachers. The sudden closure of schools due to the covid 19 pandemic forced schools to shift to online eduaction both in synchronous and asynchronous modes. It started in April 2020 and now a full academic year has passed in that manner. The teachers have struggled and learnt from those struggles and are hopefully better prepared to work in this scenario in future. This paper discusses the science teachers experiences of using various learning resources in the online mode. The data was collected through survey proformas and in-depth interviews conducted with 30 middle school science teachers from 10 different schools in Delhi. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data collected revealed significant information about the various learning resources used by the teacher in online classes and the challenges faced by teachers. The research has implications for improving the science teaching in online mode.