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Abstract

Science education develops certain abilities, which every student requires like, reasoning, curiosity, creativity, scientific attitude, problem-solving approach etc. Science and technology education is the backbone of countries’ economic stability and growth (Kalra,1972). For the achievement of broad aims of education, objectives are set which are specific and realizable portions of aims. Classification of learning objectives in an ordered system is called Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. SOLO taxonomy, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and Mc Cormack and Yager’s Taxonomy are three different taxonomies of learning objectives.In the present study,investigator took classes to three experimental groups based on the three taxonomies, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy,Mc Cormack and Yager’s Taxonomy and SOLO Taxonomy to compare its effectiveness in developing Scientific attitude among secondary school students. Study found out that instructions based on SOLO taxonomy, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and Mc Cormack and Yager’s Taxonomy is effective for the development of Scientific Attitude among Secondary school students. Mc Cormack and Yager’s Taxonomy is more effective to develop Scientific Attitude among secondary school students and then comes SOLO Taxonomy for developing Scientific Attitude followed by Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.The sample consists of 210 secondary school students of Kottayam and experimental method is used to study the problem