Effect of Information Processing Approach in Enhancing Achievement in Chemistry at Higher Secondary level

Abstract

Teaching is considered both an art and a science.  Successful and effective teaching requires two basic things.  The teacher should be competent to teach the subject allotted to him/her at the same time he/she should follow new techniques of teaching to make the learning fruitful and interesting. The traditional methods of technology have failed to generate the required behavioural outcomes, abilities and skills needed to facilitate the learning of curricular subjects. Knowledge of the recent development will help the teacher in making his/her teaching more effective and increase his/her efficiency for class room functioning.  Such a background will solve classroom problems, enable him/her to organize teaching activities and select instructional design and teaching models and innovative techniques appropriate for his/her classroom situation.  All innovative strategies and techniques, it should give enough scope for developing learning environment among students. Processing information is the main concern of any teacher.  If the information is processed effectively, learning techniques should be right and they should meet the individual needs of all learners and so the teachers should adopt a model of teaching which would be flexible and interactive.  The information processing approach technique in teaching chemistry was effective in Higher Secondary School classes. Implementation of this approach provided a great opportunity, to students to take an active part in the process of learning.  Through the information processing approach the achievement of student was enhanced to a great extent.

Keywords: Information, Processing, Model, Chemistry