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NCFTE 2009 came up with substantial changes in B.Ed. curriculum post the recommendations of Justice Verma Commission 2012. Longer duration of school internship program was one of the recommendations given. Reflection is important during pre-service training as the future teachers during their internship program think over their daily classroom processes and are able to introspect what are they doing in the classroom, why are they doing it and how can it be improved upon if faced with similar situations in future. Various models and frameworks have been proposed which guide a teacher and give them a direction for reflection. Science education mainly emphasises development of scientific attitude among learners and values such as objectivity, skepticism, open-mindedness, critical thinking, perseverance to name a few. Science teachers should be aware of the nature of science and the need of reflection in their pedagogy as well. This paper talks about the nature of science, goals of science education, ways of reflection and importance for reflection among science teachers.

reflection, nature of science, science teacher, science education