Practical Teaching Skills

The purpose of this study was to determine the application of practical teaching skills of science teacher. This analysis also aimed to find out that whether there is an importance of practical work in science subject. Quantitative Survey is in harness in this study. The pronouncement of the study pointed out that the discongruities do vent by the application of practical teaching skills of science teacher on student performance. The teacher’s opinion was taken by distributing questioners to science teachers and main conclusion by analyzing the result is that there is the importance of practical teaching in teaching of science. Population for the study was comprised of 250 science teachers of private and government schools of district Abbottabad.20

45% science teachers are of the view that application of practical teaching skills in science education is limited due to less availability of resources. 20% are disagreed with this. (Table 4.7).

8. 45 % are strongly agreed and 44% are of view that practical work give students the necessary skills for higher education and employment.(table 4.8)

9. 36% and 40 % believes that scientific knowledge is understandable by scientific projects and practical. 20% do not agreed with this. (table 4.9)

10. 53 % and 38 % science teachers have positive attitudes and perceptions related to practical work. None of them have negative response. (Table 4.10).

11. 43% science teachers strongly believe that student show more interest and learn science subject effectively by performing practical. 34 % are agreed++++++ with this view and 15 % are disagreed with this view. ( table 4.11)

12. 43 % science teacher think that with the advancement in technologies and in this 21st century of inventions there is promotion in science education as this all is done by this science practical work. Only 8 % are disagreed with this view. ( table 4.12)

13. It was found that 65% are strongly agreed and 35% are agreed that teacher should be highly qualified and have command on lab work. (Table

For developing scientific ideas and phenomena more clearly understandable to the students practical work is very important.

6. According to science teachers view, the difficulty in application of practical

teaching skills is due to limited practical resources.

7. In science ,practical work is interesting and engages learner in learning process

through activity and hands on experience, thus providing motivation and

inspiration that improves progress in science.

8. Practical work is a compelling way of an erudition and of learning and an emphasizing theoretical concepts in science.

9. Practical work is an essential for science education at each level as most of the science content i.e. laws, principles, theories and models has been discovered by people doing practical work.

10. Content of theory may be taught in alignment with its practical activities for better

understanding by science student.

5.4 Recommendations

The following recommendations are made on the basis of the results of the study.

1. There should be the application of practical teaching skills by science teacher.

2. There is need to give more attention on practical work in science