BRAINSTORMING: AN INNOVATIVE TOOL FOR ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SCHOOLS
Synopsis
This information age requires teachers to shift the classroom from being teacher-centered to learner-centered. Teachers should initiative novel strategies that will arouse the interest of students to participate, be active and build their own thought during the teaching process. Teachers should ascertain the entry behaviour of students and the necessary modern constructive pedagogical strategies to impart the necessary knowledge. The choice of suitable teaching strategy may be different for each subject, topic and context, and biology is not an exception. Brainstorming strategy for teaching is one of the most appropriate methods to fill the gaps between where the learner is and where he or she is expected to be. This strategy shows higher effectiveness in the academic achievement of students. The researcher tries to explore the concept of brainstorming by presenting comprehensive overview of its meaning, procedure, effectiveness and challenges of this method. Recommendations were made.
