PERCEPTIONS OF PRE SERVICE TEACHERS ABOUT USE OF 5 E INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL FOR TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

The study was conducted in the light of the philosophical framework of inquirybased
Environmental education. The aim of the study was to reveal pre-service
teachers’ perceptions towards the course they participated, which was designed on
the basis of inquiry principle. As part of their research based project, pre-service
teachers who had opted for environmental education course were asked to develop
lesson plans based on environmental topics targeting middle school SSC board
students. Qualitative research methodology was used to analyze the collected data in
form of open ended questionnaire after the completion of course. Responses provide
evidence of the promise of this approach in helping pre service teachers develop the
needed skills and content knowledge to create effective and engaging environmental
courses for their students.