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HANDS-ON AND MINDS-ON LEARNING OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZOOLOGY MUSEUM

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  • 1. Zoology Section, Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
  • 2. Demonstration School, Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.

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Abstract: Present study aimed to find out the IVth class students’ learning experience and achievement levels after they visited a Zoology museum. The students were guided to observe museum exhibits with explanation. Every student submitted a museum visit report and attended a posttest after a week time. Their reports and posttest marks were analyzed and results were discussed. It is observed that the children were much enthusiastic on seeing varieties of animals in one place, posed many questions and actively involved in touching and holding the specimens (birds, starfish, etc.). Further, achievement test score of girls ranged from 3 to 9 with the average value of 6.73 and that of boys from 6 to 10 with average of 8.25, but their averages were not significantly different (t = 0.047).The kinesthetic learning experiences were found associated with developing many skills and motivating them to participate actively in various learning processes and accomplish better learning outcomes. They understood the concepts of adaptation, structure and function relation. Though they expressed concern and kindness towards animals, they could not comprehend ‘biodiversity’. In addition, museum visit can help in popularizing science and bridging the school and community. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that museum visit may be considered as an essential part of beyond school activity for hands-on and minds-on learning.

Keywords: Kinesthetic learning, active participation, science popularization, animal museum visit.

Title: HANDS-ON AND MINDS-ON LEARNING OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZOOLOGY MUSEUM

Author: Dr. G. NAGARAJ, Mrs. AISHA SULTANA, Dr. A. SUKUMAR

International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS)

ISSN 2349-7823

Vol. 9, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022

Page No: 28-34

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Published date: 03-May-2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6514827

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