ABSTRACT
Teaching and learning should be inseparable, in that learning is a criterion and product of effective teaching. In essence, learning is the goal of teaching. However, teaching is no longer considered as something done to students in order for learning to occur. Rather, both teaching and learning happen at the same time, and both processes are completed by learners. This constructivist view promotes the idea that learners best learn when they build their own understanding of the concepts in hand. Thus, the teacher’s role in this process is to facilitate students’ active involvement in their own learning. (Committee on Undergraduate Science Education, National Research Council, 1997: 2)
is quote from an august body of individuals clearly links teaching and learning, and explicates their interdependence. us, as teachers, we cannot focus on teaching without considering its impact on learning, and vice versa. In our attempt to support this notion, we will weave the two ideas into one, as they must co-exist in the secondary science classroom.
