Science Classes at the Primary Schools of Bangladesh: Classroom Practice and Challenges

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue III, March 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Science Classes at the Primary Schools of Bangladesh: Classroom Practice and Challenges

A K M Obaydullah¹ and Nusrat Jahan^2
1Instructor, URC, Primary and Mass Education Ministry, Bangladesh.
²Lecturar, Department of Islamic History, Government Ispahani College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract: – This study presents of classroom practice about primary science at the primary schools of Bangladesh. Various video graphs, personal observations and research findings along with some reports depicts that the Primary Science classroom situation in the primary schools of Bangladesh is below standard. The participants of this study were 40 primary School teachers from 40 schools purposively sampled based on qualities like teachers activities and classroom facilities. Teachers still now follow the traditional system of classroom practices about primary science because of lack of potential knowledge and classroom management skills, lack of motivation towards teaching and lack of professional satisfaction. In that reason have some bad effect on the learning of the student. So, some recommendations have been proposed to confirm quality primary science classroom practice at the primary schools of Bangladesh. However, now a days the situation is changed with the many steps of the government which should be a matter of comfort for the future generations

Keywords: Science Classroom Practice, Primary Classrooms, Bangladeshi Classrooms.

I. INTRODUCTION

Classroom Practices and Strategies, Responsive Classroom is an approach to teaching based on the belief that integrating academic and social-emotional skills creates an environment where students can do their best learning. Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to education that focuses on the strong relationship between academic success and social-emotional learning (SEL). Classroom practice refers to all the activities, of both the teacher and the students inside the classrooms. Teachers’ behavior towards the students, teacher-student interaction, teaching-learning methods and techniques employed by the teachers, all these are included in the classroom practice. Classroom practice is necessary for the students’ well balanced development of knowledge and skills, which is very crucial for the primary students. Thus, in the primary schools, the classroom practices should be student-centric, consistent and well organized. Science is needs to sound knowledge; attitudes and skills from the early childhood for create a perfect society. The area of this study has been selected as the Science classroom practice of the primary schools of Bangladesh.

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