Journal of Education and Practice www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.4, No.9, 2013 146 Teaching Science Through Information Processing Model: A Review Bhim Chandra Mondal Sponsored Teachers’ Training College, Deshbandhu Road, Purulia- 723101, WB, India. e-mail : bhimsttc@gmail.com Abstract Models of teaching, like plans, patterns, or blueprints present the steps necessary to bring about a desired outcome. Models create the necessary environment, which facilitates the teaching learning process. There are many powerful models of teaching designed to bring about particular kinds of learning and to help students to learn more effectively. Information processing models share an orientation towards the information processing capability of students and the ways in which they can improve their ability to master information. This review discussed the information processing models used by different researchers to study their effectiveness in the teaching different science subjects with an aim to help the future researchers possessing the interest in using information processing models. Keywords: Information processing model, chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, teaching 1. Introduction Models of teaching is a recent, advanced and fast growing area of educational research. Almost all the studies on models of teaching have used experimental design. It is observed that major work in the field of models of teaching has been done since 1980. Most of these studies have been short term studies with a limited treatment. Some studies have not even specified duration of the treatment, number of exposure, number of demonstrations, practice, feedback session etc. Many studies have conducted to compare the efficacy of various models of teaching . In most of the comparative studies, the effectiveness of information processing models among themselves and against that of traditional methods of teaching in relation to many criterion variables 2. Sources Following sources have been scanned to write this review 1. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) 2. PsycINFO 3. Readers' Guide Abstracts 4. Social Sci Search 5. Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts 6. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 7. Fourth survey of Education, India 8. Fifth Survey of Education, India 9. Sixth Survey of Education, India 10. Dissertation abstract International 11. British Education Index 12. Dissertation Abstracts Online 3. Classification This reviews has been classified on the basis of teaching science subjects through information processing model as under: i. Teaching Chemistry through IPM ii. Teaching Physics through IPM iii. Teaching Mathematics through IPM iv. Teaching Biology through IPM v. Review not cover under the above head i. Teaching Chemistry through IPM Aziz (1990) compared the relative effectiveness of inductive thinking model, concept attainment model and traditional models of teaching in developing concepts in chemistry at secondary stage. The result of the analysis