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SUBMITTED TO
Mrs. LINIMOL K S

SUBMITTEDBY:
SHALETKR
PHYSICALSCIENCE
RegNo.1338.3020
SUMITTEDON:
27/08/2014

INDEX
SlNo Content PageNo
1 INTRODUCTION 4
2 NEED 5
3 OBJECTIVES 6
4 OUTCOME 7
5 TRAINING 8
6 OPERATIONOFTHESCHEME 9
7 ROLEOFKSCSTE 10
8 INAUGURALFUNCTION 11
9 TENMODELLABORATORIESESTABLISHED 12
10 CONCLUSION 13
11 REFERANCE 14

INTRODUCTION
Sastraposhini is a Science Planned by the Kerala state council,
for Science Technology and Environment for strengthening science
education among the high school of the state. This program plans
strengthening of the high School Science laboratories of the State
andaneffectiveinteractionamongthestudentsandteachers.Thisis
planned to be launched by the council in associated with the state
EducationDepartment.
Sastraposhini,aprogramenvisagedbytheKeralaStateCouncil
for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCETE) aims towards
strengthening Science education in Schools of Kerala. The program
willbeimplementedbysettingupmodellaboratoriesforconducting
forconductingscienceexperimentinselectedschoolsofthestate.
During the Pilot Program of the years, one model laboratory
eachinPhysics,ChemistryandBiologywillbesetupinoneschoolin
eacheducationaldistrictofthestate.Teacherswillbeencouragedto
carry out innovative projects in science education for students from
differentschoolscouldcometogetherandengageinproblemsolving
experiments and critical discussions. This would provide necessary
excitementandfunindoingscienceandthusinduceahealthytrend
insciencelearningandacurrierorientationindoingscience.

NEED

TheeducationalachievementinKeralaiswellknownandmuch
studied.Butalarmingdeclineinthestandardofscienceeducationat
alllevelis lessattended. Thishas ledtomanyserious consequences
recently, there has been a boom in the carrier with regard to
informationtechnology(IT)andbiotechnology(BT).Butthisneedto
bebackedupthroughscienceeducationofhighqualityattheschool
andcollegelevels.

OBJECTIVES

To stimulate interest in science at school level by the

performance of experiments in Physics, Chemistry and Biology by
students. To provide hand on experiments to students for
observation,inference,interactionandselfdesigningofexperiment.
to organize training programs for the teachers for demonstrating
scientific experiment. To evolve low cost laboratory kit based on
readily available materials for the performing of a range of
experiments.

OUTCOME

The present project is planned for two years. Once the project
is launched, it will be operated through two academic years. by
establishingmodellaboratoriesinCoreScienceSubjectslikePhysics,
Chemistry an biology experiment will be conducted for the students
by them. Separate study circles can be developed among students
andengageinproblemsolvingandcriticaldiscussions.Itwillalsobe
possible to hold Science Project Fair for the students of different
categories and branches of science can interact. This would convey
the excitement of doing science to students and induce a growing
trendinoptingacarrierinscienceforthetrainingofteachers,which
includepracticalexperiments,interactionwitheminentscientistswill
bearranged.Themodellaboratoriesaimedmanyspearheadscience
in school program over the entire state and provide a stimulus on
educationingeneral.

TRAINING

Trainingtoteachersisanimportantcomponentofthisscheme.
Eminent scholars will train science teachers in different discipline at
different phases of the program. First phase training was conducted
for60teachersforthreedaysattheCentreforScienceinSociety(C.
Si. S), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) during
July 2830, 2003. Sr. V Unnikrishnan Nair Vice Chancellor CUSAT
inaugurated the program about twenty resource persons handled
both the theoretical and practical aspects of Science Education and
evolved methodologies to make the teaching interactive and
interesting.

OPERATIONOFTHESCHEME

A state level Apex Resource Group Consisting of experts,

nominees of the council and state education department will
evaluate the project once in three months. There will be a district
level committee in each educational district consisting of the school
authority,teachersandPTAintheformofareviewforum,whichwill
meet us often as necessary. The input from the district level
committee and site visits will form the basis for the assessment of
theschemebythestatelevelcommittee.Moreoverifneeded,may
also set up a separate agency for monitoring and reviewing the
performanceoftheschemeapartfromthis,teachershandlingthese
models laboratories can gather for a day to share their experience
anddiscusstheirproblem.Thefeedbackreports(FBR)thusprepared
can be discussed in the academic cell of the district and state level
committeesaswellastheApexResourceGroup.

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ROLEOFKSCSTE

SofartheScienceandTechnologyDepartmentofthestatehas
beenconcentratingmoreontheissues,policiesaswellasotherR&D
effortsofthestate.Understandingofthestatusofscienceeducation
attheschoollevels,dropinenrolmentofsciencecourses,inabilityof
the science graduates of our state to complete at national level etc
made the council to think o this line. Science this require a new
settingofcutterinscienceeducationitisbeingtriedatthegrassroot
level. The present proposal of establishing one model science
laboratoryineacheducationaldistrictisapilotprogram.Plannedby
thecouncilinconsultationwiththestateeducationdepartmentonce
thewholesystemandthenetworkingareestablished,thesamewill
be handled over to the state education Department for its
sustenanceandreplication.

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INAUGURALFUNCTION

Former Chief Minister Mr. A K Antony launched Sastraposhini

at the Government Model High School, Thiruvanathapuram, On
October 2nd 2003. The Former Chief Minister on his inaugural
address, stressed the need for cultivating scientific temper among
schoolchildren.InhispresidentialaddressDr.MSValiathan,theten
Executive Vice President KSCSTE said that Science is a Subject that
cannot be taught in the conventional ways with chalk and
blackboard, but ideally through hands on pratical experiments. Inn
hisintroductoryspeech,Dr.K.R.SKrishnan,FormerDirector,KSCSTE
said that sastraposhini scheme was aimed at stimulating student
interest in science through experiment Mr. V. Ramachandran Vice
Chairman, Planning Board, Mr.M.Gopalan Director, Public
Instruction, Pro. P Gopalaraman Chairman Apex Resource Group,
Sastraposhini,Dr.PrakashPSOKSCSTEalsospokeinthisoccation.

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TenModelLaboratoriesestablished

Modal schools in the pilot programme, one school in each

educationaldistrictisselectedforestablishmentmodellaboratories.
Selection is mode in consultation with state education department
andpersonalvisitsfollowed,totherespectiveschools.butinthefirst
phase of the programme ten schools were selected from ten
different educational district of the state. Once the first phase of
programmebecomesoperational,thesecondphasewillbereadyfor
completion.
2
nd
phaseofsastraposhinilaunchedon26
th
Jan2004

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CONCLUSION

Sastraposhinitheschemeforhighschoolsofthestatehelpsto
develop interest in science subjects. Sastraposhini scheme helps the
school teachers for demonstrating scientific experiments. It
stimulated the unterest in science at the school level by the
performance of experimnts in physics, chemistory and Biology.
Sastraposhinischemeisawellorganizedschemeforhighscools.

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REFERENCE

www.kscste.kerala.gov.in/in