*M.Phil (Education) Research Scholar, Faculty Of Humanity And Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Online published on 12 February, 2015.
The research was about activity based teaching of science subjects at SITE Town Karachi. The research found that first of all teachers were not properly trained. They neither had ideas about children psychology nor they had different methods according to the needs of subjects. It showed lack of professional skills and a worst picture came in front of us. In some areas even trained teachers did not use their skills properly only because of environment does not suit activity based learning. School management does not support teachers properly as they must have to do. They do not provide materials and aids. Students mostly belong to lower and middle class. They do not have enough resources to get knowledge from their selves. So they are depended mostly on teachers to acquire knowledge. Teachers are their main source of knowledge and if teachers do not provide them proper knowledge they will be deprived of it. Then they lose interest in studies and concentration moves on others sides of society. To bring them back towards studies teachers and principal must think together. Students like activity based teaching because it clarifies the concept. Now it's the responsibility of teachers to bring students back towards study and create interest of study in them. The study reveals the importance of activity based methods as students are fed up with traditional methods. They are not taking keen interest and now it's time to bring a change in our behavior about teaching strategies. It is found that curriculum is also not the students’ centered. Students feel it as an extra burden on them. They feel that curriculum is over loaded and too many things are included in it which makes it difficult to students to complete that in time.
Activity based method, Teaching, Science, Private Secondary Schools