SPECIMEN METHOD AS AN ACTIVITY BASED METHOD OF TEACHING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES- A STUDY

The present research is an attempt to study the effectiveness of Specimen Method as an Activity Based Method of Teaching Biological Sciences.The eight standard students studying in secondary schools of Bhatkal city constituted Population for the study.Out of this Population,a random sample of 35students formed the Control group and another random sample of 35 students formed the Experimental group. An Achievement test in Biological sciences constructed by the investigator was administered.The results showed that the performance of the students taught by Specimen Method is better than that of the students taught by the Conventional method of teaching. .