1. 1. Problems faced by high school science teachers in teaching learning process
2. Relationship between environmental factors and achievement in chemistry
of higher secondary students.
3. Impact of study involvement on achievement of IX standard students in
science in Madurai district.

2. 1.PROBLEMS FACED BY HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS
IN TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS
NEED FOR THE STUDY
The pivotal concepts of education are teaching, learning, curriculum
and the learning environment. Teachers play an important role in importing
knowledge and Implementing the plans and programme of the nation of
these concepts, teaching is the agent to activate the process of learning in an
organized manner.
Teaching as conventionally understood is the act of disseminating
information to the learners. This probably is the concept of teaching held at
traditional teachers. But this traditional explanation is not acceptable to the
educators of today, since the technological advancements are astonishing
and bewildering. According to the changed concept, teaching is to cause the
child to learn and acquire the desired knowledge, skills and desirable ways
of living in the society. In other words, education is the adoption of the
individual to his environment, the changes that take place in him which
enable him better to function in the world in which he lives and he will live.
In order to know the full potential of a teacher, attempts must be made to
understand them properly. Their problems, strength and weakness should be
brought to light. The science teachers working at the high school level

3. should be aware of the objectives of teaching science at the high school
level. Today teachers often face number of problems in schools. Their
problems may be related toInstitution, Academic, Content, Teaching
methods, Teaching aids, Co-curricular activities and their teaching
competency andworkload. So the investigator is interested to study the
problems which are faced by science teachers in teaching at the high school
level.
Only a few studies have been conducted to asses the problems of teaching
science at high school level till date to the best of the little knowledge of the
investigator. Hence the present investigation is undertaken.
BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
Science teaching involves experiments. Availability of required equipments,
Chemicals and assistants in the Laboratory may not be adequate in the High
Schools.Students strength is also more. Accessibility of Lab things is difficult.
The investigator noticed the difficulties of Science teachers during her
school studies and as well as experienced by her training in the Schools. In
this context that the present investigation who has specialized in Physics at
UG level thought of identifying the problems of High School Science
Teachers and hence the present investigation is entitled “PROBLEMS
FACED BY HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS IN TEACHING
LEARINING PROCESS”.