A CONTEXT-BASED APPROACH TO SCIENCE TEACHING
Title | A CONTEXT-BASED APPROACH TO SCIENCE TEACHING |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Holbrook, J |
Journal | Journal of Baltic Science Education |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 2 |
Start Page | 152-154 |
Pagination | Continuous |
Date Published | April/2014 |
Type of Article | Editorial |
ISSN | 1648-3898 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 1101943 |
Keywords | science in schools, science lessons, science teaching |
Abstract | It has been traditional to educate students in school, especially secondary schools, through subject domains and within lessons named according to the domain. Today in most countries, science lessons are offered in the curriculum, specified as science, or one of its sub-components e.g. biology, chemistry, physics, or perhaps a combination of these e.g. physical science. It does not have to be this way, of course, as can be amplified by the concept of an integrated day, implemented at the primary level in a number of countries. For students to develop a sustained attraction to science and to appreciate the many ways in which it is pertinent to their daily lives, NRC (2012) suggest that class¬room learning experiences in science need to connect with their own interests and experiences. Goodbye to the content-only approach. It is time for science education to embrace learning suitable for the modern world. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1437062820.pdf |
DOI | 10.33225/jbse/14.13.152 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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