Inculcation of Values through Science Textbooks: An Analysis of NCERT Science Textbooks at Upper Primary Stage

Authors

  • Anjni Koul Author
  • Gunjan Gupta Author

Keywords:

National Curriculum Framework-2005, Human Values, Science, Textbooks, Upper Primary Stage

Abstract

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) develops National Curriculum Framework to provide guidelines for the development of textbooks. The textbooks are essentially developed to guide the teaching-learning of the curriculum in a particular subject. The present paper presents the analysis of NCERT science textbooks of upper primary stage to find out the scope of inculcating values among learners along with the subject knowledge. This study will be important for teachers and teacher educators to identify and understand the hidden values given in the textbooks and can be implemented among learners during teaching-learning process. The analysis will also help curriculum planners and development team (authors) while revising the textbooks of science at upper primary stage.

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Published

2022-01-01

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): International Journal Of Teacher Education & Teaching January 2022

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