Unlocking the potential of pedagogical optimization in Undergraduate Science education: A case study

Authors

  • Dr. U. P. Tyagi Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi
  • Dr. Aditya Saxena Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-9097
  • Dr. Reeta Singh Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/jst.v12i4.13280

Keywords:

Pedagogy, Research and Innovation, Higher Education, ICT

Abstract

Education in science has undergone tremendous changes with the integration of innovative teaching-learning pedagogy and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools. In this paper, effort has been made to suggest some new and innovative pedagogies to improve the understanding, skills and employability of Science Undergraduate students. These suggestions have been arrived at, based on the study carried out involving the undergraduate students of Physical Science studying Physics as one of their discipline, in the central universities of India viz., University of Delhi. The results have been analysed and discussed to suggest the scope of improvement in the existing teaching-learning pedagogy. Further, these suggestions have also been assessed in classroom settings with positive outcome and considerable success. Another important aspect analysed through this study was the effectiveness of the ICT tools, especially in a country like India where recent policy initiatives have ushered in a major overhaul of the entire teaching-learning system. Our study has also focussed on the effect of ICT mediated teaching-learning pedagogy in view of the extraordinary challenges posed by the Covid-pandemic.

Author Biographies

Dr. U. P. Tyagi, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi

Dr. U. P. Tyagi is Associate Professor in Department of Physics, Deshbandhu College with over 35 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. U.P. Tyagi’s vast vision and experience in the field of pedagogy played the vital role to introduce the concept of the paper. He has given some suggestions to improve the pedagogics in Physics through this paper highlighting the shortcomings in conventional way in the designing of the curriculum in Physics, which is obsolete now and needs change. Dr. Tyagi also tested his proposed ideas in his class group and students reponded to those suggested methods a positive manner establishing the effectiveness of these suggestions.

Dr. Aditya Saxena, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi

I am currently working as an Associate Professor in Department of Physics, Deshbandhu College, Delhi University and my main areas of interest are Condensed Matter Physics, Solid State Physics, NanoScience, Material Science, Energy Harvesting and Physics Education and role of ICT. I am currently looking after the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of my College. I am also associated with the DBT-STAR College scheme of my college in which we are engaged in designing some research based experiments for the students of our college. I am also associated with development of e-content for e-PG Pathshala, MHRD, Govt of India, Institute of Life Long Learning, University of Delhi and also development of MOOCs for NCERT.

Dr. Reeta Singh, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi

Dr. Reeta Singh is Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Deshbandhu College with over 10 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Reeta has made immense contribution in writing of the paper and introducing the new ideas of pedagogy in Physics which would contribute to understand the concept of innovative methods in teaching-learning. Dr. Reeta collected the data regarding the various parameters, study the shortcomings in existing pedagogy and scope of its improvement that can produce better results in our most important stakeholders i.e., students.

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Published

2024-12-31

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2024): Journal of Scientific Temper

Section

Articles