Dhaka – Poster fair and certificate awarding ceremony on ‘Inquiry Based Learning to Promote Science Education’ was held at United International University in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
A senior Biology teacher of BAF Shaheen English Medium School
Lizoon Nahar implemented the project under the banner of Global Educators
Initiative for Sustainable Transformation [GEIST] International Foundation.
Five schools of the capital Dhaka – Maple Leaf International
School, Tejgaon Government Girls High School, BAF Shaheen College and, BAF
Shaheen English Medium School, Dhaka joined the event.
Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Isabelle Zsoldos
attended the event as chief guest while
Chief News Editor of Independent Television Ashish Ghosh Saikat was
present as special guest with Vice Chancellor of the United International
University Mofizur Rahman Chowdhury in
the chair.
Speakers said students of school and colleges are losing
interest towards science education on a constant basis. They feel discouraged
as the classes are not interactive and engaging. Lack of sufficient tools,
equipment and trained teachers are responsible for this.
Science education is to learn more practically, not only just
going through books. So, science classes demand more interactive and engaging,
the argued.
Science education becomes fun to learn when there is an
urgency or necessity to inquire about its various aspects, said the chief guest.
“We need to develop the inquiry-based learning curiosity
among the students. Without inquiry-based learning it’s difficult to understand
the significance of the learning,” Isabelle Zsoldos said.
Students will be more enthusiastic towards science education
if the inquiry-based learning is applied.
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) organized the event
supported by US Department of State.
newsnextbd.com/reporting by Zakir Hossain