The Evaluation Of Curriculum Development For Teaching Of science

Pakistan needs a strong base of science and technology for exploitation of natural resources, boosting agricultural and industrial production and to solve problems of food, shelter, energy and health. For this economic development Pakistan requires to develop a good number of human resources equipped with related knowledge and an attitude of scientific inquiry through school education. In education process one of the key elements of learning is agreed as curriculum. It is the only tool of restructuring science education to achieve the required objectives. The changing needs of society and vastness of knowledge stressed that curriculum development should be a continuous process, ensuring quicker assimilation of new ideas and concepts. Therefore, the study was designed to evaluate curriculum development process and preparation of teaching strategies of science at secondary school level in Pakistan. The major objectives of study were i) to analyze the current curriculum of science subjects being taught at secondary school level in public schools, ii) to examine the historical development of science curriculum at secondary school level in Pakistan