St Joseph College of Education, Tirunelveli

Teaching of science is not like the teaching of other subjects because practical work is an essential element. Therefore, we have a well-equipped science laboratory where students can conduct experiments before going to the school. Experiment brings reality into science classrooms and promotes the development of powers of observation, measurement, prediction, interpretation, designing and decision making. For this reason, our college has the following fully fledged and equipped laboratories such as ICT/ Educational Technology Laboratory, Computer Laboratory, Psychology Laboratory, Science Laboratories and Language Laboratory. Psychology Laboratory has about 85 psychological tests (verbal, nonverbal, performance), personality inventory, projective techniques, creativity tests, Social-economic scale. Achievement and Achievement motivation Tests, study habit, social motional competency scale, social intelligence scale, Emotional intelligence scale, self-concept scale, and attitude scales etc. It has the following objectives: To enable the student to understand the way of conducting psychological experiments. To give practical experience to B.Ed. students with regard to some of the psychological concepts and principles. To enable the B.Ed. students to apply scientific method for the solution of psychological problems in psychology laboratory. To give B.Ed. students living experience with regard to the conducting of psychological experiments in their classroom situation in future. To apply the knowledge of various psychological experiments and tests in school situation. To apply the psychological tests during research work. Science Laboratory Our College has separate laboratories for Biological Science and Physical Science. Our science laboratory provides adequate space for 30 students. It has a blackboard, a bulletin board, display tables, audio-visual aids, a science library. There is provision for hanging charts and pictures. There is a demonstration table. Our laboratory has adequate natural light with good ventilation. When our students work in the laboratory they have many opportunities for understanding the apparatus, materials, laboratory procedures, process of measurement, how to arrive at conditions and make generalizations and testing hypothesis, interpretation of data, process of inquiry and experimentation and the constituents of various skills and they can develop their skills related to practical work through laboratory experiences. It functions with the following objectives: to prepare the instructional materials for teaching and learning Science to prepare the teaching aids for teaching and learning Science to undertake the projects reflecting the trends in Science education to practice various methods of teaching such as cooperative learning, team teaching etc., For fulfilling these objectives, the following activities are undertaken by the teachers and students. Discussion on the various aspects of the present curriculum among the student teachers and the teacher educator of this department is the moderator. Here we conduct student seminars, debates, symposiums on various topics of the school syllabus. To practice micro teaching skills. Conducting demonstration classes for the student teachers Preparing teaching aids and other learning materials Practice in using audio-visual material. Mathematics Laboratory is working with the following objectives: To prepare the instructional materials for the purpose of teaching and learning Mathematics. To prepare the teaching aids for teaching and learning Mathematics. To undertake projects reflecting the trends in Mathematics education. To practice various methods of teaching such as cooperative learning, team teaching etc., For fulfilling these objectives, the following activities are undertaken by the teachers and students: Discussion on various aspects of the present curriculum among the student- teachers and the teacher educator of this department is the moderator. Here we conduct student seminars, debates, symposiums on various topics of the school syllabus.