‘Low-cost teaching aids help in faster learning among kids’

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, July 31

Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, in association with the National Council for Science Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, organised four workshops on low cost teaching aids for government schoolteachers, which concluded on Saturday. More than 120 teachers from various districts of the state participated in the workshops.

The main idea was to discuss the facts that low cost teaching aids are an effective tool as it helps to understand various complex scientific principles in an easy way.

Dr Rajesh Grover, director, Pushpa Gujral Science City, emphasised the need to inculcate passion amongst students for science by making classroom teaching more interactive and enjoyable through use of low cost teaching kits. He said these tools were designed to engage students through hands on activities for faster learning, discourage cramming and make the subject interesting for them. Further, studies have suggested that students remember 90 per cent of what they do and are demonstrated through the medium of science communication.

Darshan Lal Baweja from Yamunanagar, Sanjay Kapoor from New Delhi and Rann Singh from Rohtak were experts on this occasion. They motivated the participants to adopt this medium of instruction for better classroom interaction with students.

The participants during the workshops were trained to make easy to use low cost teaching kits in classroom, which could help in improving conceptual understanding and promoting creativity among students. The participants showed keen interest in the workshop and also prepared their own low cost teaching kits demonstrating various scientific principles.

Dr Munish Soin, programme coordinator, delivering vote of thanks at the occasion stressed upon making teaching aids to be an integral component in classroom as they create a visual and interactive experience for students.