Scientific temperaments refers to a mindset to perceive
the situation logically and investigate it objectively. It involves inquisition
and logical thinking so that fallacies could be avoided. Humans’ emotions and
inner desires often compels them to make wrong decisions. The scientific
tempers and scientific attitude helps them to take informed and rational
decisions. Further, it helps in upgrading the existing knowledge and
improvements over the prevailing practices for the benefits of mankind.
As a way of life the scientific temper uses the scientific method. Scientific methods includes questioning,
observing physical reality, testing, hypothesizing, analysing, and
communicating. Scientific temper at individual level exists during decision making for
everyday situations. It involves repeated observations and conclusions by relating various variables on cause and effects framework
of understanding the situation.
It
is said that scientific temper must exists
in individual to revive confidence and hope and to dispel fatalistic outlook. Since
ancient days the logical solutions of social problems achieved through
scientific method and scientific temperaments. A lot of mistakes and logical fallacies are avoided
from being repeated by thinking scientifically.
In this blog some activities are suggested to develop
scientific temper among children -
·
Encouraging the
children to ask questions.
·
Helping him to search
the answer on his own
·
Allow to commit the
mistakes
·
Guiding for reliable sources
of reference
·
Have all recreational
activities
·
Allow the children to
understand in Why?, How? and When?
·
Do not put our own
ideas before the children in such a way that could hinder their creativity.
· Teaching should be in the
logical sequence of understanding i.e
from general to specific and relating these in reverse way also.
·
Exceptions must be
pointed to help understand the existence of mysteries.
·
Support experimentation
in day to day environment.
·
Help to create diagrams
and models.
·
Help to write with
reasoning.
·
Avoid using chapter
questions when it comes to academics
·
Make some learning
application-based
·
Advise extra reading to
improve her analysis of information.
·
Chess, brain teasers
and riddles games are also helpful.
-
Dr A. K. Srivastava
Director
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