scholarly journals ACCIONES DE MAESTROS DE CIENCIAS: CREENCIAS, ROLES, METAS Y CONTEXTOS EN LA ENSEÑANZA Y EL APRENDIZAJE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilia Reyes Herrera Reyes Herrera ◽  
Luis Enrique Salcedo
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Instruction ◽  
Teacher Conceptions ◽  
Education Community

Although scence curricula vary widely among countries, states, school districts,individual schools and individual classrooms, the understanding and enhancement ofscience teaching and learning is so limited in most of them that it is a global concern.Teacher’s conceptions play an important role in the implementation of a sciencecurriculum, consequently; the study and development of teacher conceptions of thenature of science education has become one of the most important goals of thescience education community. Although in the last twa decades this has been aprolific area of research, it is yet to be researched more deeply. The overallpurposeof this research is to explore the nature of the referents used by science teacherswhen engaged in science instruction and to elucidate patterns of beliets, goals, rolesand context which guide teachers actions and interactions. The kind of research weare doing argue tora change in teachers’ epistemology empowering them to takeinformed decisians to break away fram dominant practices which have been presentín the community without deep questioning.

A Glance Portrayal of Science Education in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Curriculum Innovation ◽  
Global Science ◽  
Historical Developments

The goal of this work is to describe pre- and in-service science teacher education and science education research in Indonesia in an effort to better inform the global science education community about historical developments and present challenges. We begin by providing an historical overview of the general education system to provide readers with context needed to understand current reform initiatives. Next we describe the current-day process for preparing and certifying science teachers and we describe some of the challenges facing teachers, students, and researchers in Indonesia’s science education context today. We follow this discussion with an introduction to some existing professional organizations for teachers and researchers in Indonesia that are working to develop important channels for disseminating current research on teacher practice, curriculum innovation, and student learning that have the potential to positively influence on teaching and learning in the future. We conclude by highlighting some areas that would benefit from additional research and by inviting more international collaborative research initiatives with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

scholarly journals Conceiving Socioscientific Issues in STEM Lessons from Science Education Research and Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 238
Author(s):  
Silvia Alcaraz-Dominguez ◽  
Mario Barajas
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Socioscientific Issues ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Strategies ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Method Of Assessment

This paper aims to elicit the different conceptions of Socioscientific Issues (SSI) in formal, non-tertiary STEM lessons. An examination of recent publications in the field of science education was conducted to elicit the most common conceptions of SSI as per the components of STEM lessons, namely: purpose, contents, teaching and learning strategies and assessment. As for purpose, the conceptions elicited have been organized in terms of contributing to citizenship goals, or to scientific competence. As for contents, it was found that SSI are related both to knowledge of science and knowledge about science and linked to skills such as argumentation. In terms of teaching and learning strategies, SSI are mainly associated with Inquiry-Based Learning; and with student engagement techniques such as dilemmas and group discussions. Lastly, performance assessment of student learning processes and results is typical when SSI are conceived as a method of assessment of STEM lessons. This conception sets up strong foundations for the design and evaluation of innovative SSI teaching. It shall also help to open new lines of research establishing connections among applications of SSI in different subjects, cultural contexts and educational systems.

scholarly journals Teaching Mathematics during the COVID-19 Lockdown in a Context of Historical Disadvantage

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Brantina Chirinda ◽  
Mdutshekelwa Ndlovu ◽  
Erica Spangenberg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Education Community ◽  
South African Education

The COVID-19 global pandemic widely affected education across the world and engendered unprecedented scenarios that required expeditious responses. In South Africa, the pandemic came on top of pre-existing inequalities in the education system. Using a qualitative research method of exploratory and descriptive nature, this study engaged a social justice framework to explore the teaching and learning of mathematics during the COVID-19 lockdown in a context of historical disadvantage. A sample of twenty-three Grade 12 mathematics teachers at various public secondary schools in Gauteng, South Africa was used in the study. The teachers were selected through purposive sampling. A Google-generated open-ended questionnaire and follow-up telephonic interviews were used to collect data. Data were analysed thematically in five steps. The findings revealed that the WhatsApp platform is a valuable tool that can support the teaching and learning of mathematics beyond the classroom in the contexts of historical disadvantage. The findings also provided insights into how mathematics teachers became learners themselves during emergency remote teaching (ERT) as they had to adapt to digital teaching, find solutions to unfamiliar problems and acquire knowledge from a larger mathematics education community around the globe. The article discusses these findings and teachers’ challenges of transitioning from traditional face-to-face classrooms to ERT and how they were addressed. At the time of publishing the article, most learners in South Africa had started going to school on a rotational basis. Nonetheless, the study reported in this article is of importance as ERT in the context of historical disadvantage has foregrounded issues of inequality in the South African education system that must be dealt with urgently.

scholarly journals Teaching traditions in science education in Switzerland, Sweden and France: A comparative analysis of three curricula

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-70
Author(s):  
Laurence Marty ◽  
Patrice Venturini ◽  
Jonas Almqvist
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
The Core ◽  
Moral Tradition ◽  
Science Curricula ◽  
Expected Outcomes ◽  
Academic Tradition

Classroom actions rely, among other things, on teaching habits and traditions. Previous research has clarified three different teaching traditions in science education: the academic tradition builds on the idea that simply the products and methods of science are worth teaching; the applied tradition focuses on students’ ability to use scientific knowledge and skills in their everyday life; and the moral tradition opens up a relationship between science and society, focusing on students’ decision making concerning socio scientific issues. The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss similarities and differences between the science curricula in Sweden, France and Western Switzerland in terms of teaching traditions. The study considers the following dimensions in the analysis: (1) the goals of science education as presented in the initial recommendations of the curricula; (2) the organization and division of the core contents; and (3) the learning outcomes expected from the students in terms of concepts, skills and/or scientific literacy requirements. Although the three traditions are taken into account within the various initial recommendations, the place they occupy in the content to be taught is different in each case. In the Swedish curriculum, our analyses show that the three traditions are embedded in the initial recommendations and in the expected outcomes. On the other hand, in the Western-Swiss and French curricula, the three traditions are embedded in the initial recommendations but only academic tradition can be found in the expected outcomes. Therefore, the Swedish curriculum seems to be more consistent regarding teaching traditions. This may have some consequences on teaching and learning practices, which will be discussed in the article. Moreover, our analyses enable us to put forward definitions of teaching tradition.

scholarly journals Inquiry-Based Learning on the Cloud

2016 ◽  
pp. 291-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Mikroyannidis ◽  
Alexandra Okada ◽  
Andre Correa ◽  
Peter Scott
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Education Community

Cloud Learning Environments (CLEs) have recently emerged as a novel approach to learning, putting learners in the spotlight and providing them with the cloud-based tools for building their own learning environments according to their specific learning needs and aspirations. Although CLEs bring significant benefits to educators and learners, there is still little evidence of CLEs being actively and effectively used in the teaching and learning process. This chapter addresses this issue by introducing a European initiative called weSPOT (Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry-based Learning) for supporting and enhancing inquiry-based learning in STEM education via a cloud-based inquiry toolkit. The chapter presents evidence of using this toolkit within a case study that investigates how a secondary education community of students / co-learners selects information sources on the web and identifies factors associated with the reliability of information sources during their collaborative inquiry (co-inquiry) project in online environments.

scholarly journals Cloud Computing and K-12 School IT Infrastructure in Western Canada: From Challenges to Opportunities

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Peter Holowka
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
School Level ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Computing Infrastructure

This paper is based on the findings of an exhaustive study of all 75 large K-12 districts in Canada's three western-most provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.  This study encompassed over 1.1 million students and a geographical area of 2,258,483 square kilometers.  Facilitating teaching and learning activities for so many students across such a large territory, with diverse provincial regulations, is an impressive feat achieved by the information technology leaders of the K-12 school districts.  Multiple case study analysis, followed by correlation analysis, were used to explore the nature of IT infrastructure and cloud computing use in Western Canada.  A data transformation model mixed methods triangulation design methodology was used.  This paper discusses the strategies used in Western Canada to deliver educational technology resources through to students, teachers, parents, and district staff.  The findings of this study are that cloud computing is the primary IT infrastructure in Western Canadian K-12 education.  All school districts in the three provinces studied use cloud computing for some aspects of their infrastructure.  In instances where cloud computing infrastructure is not used, school-level LAN and server infrastructure is used.  In addition to being an alternative to cloud computing, the rare instances of school-level server use are either to supplement or complement a district’s centralized cloud computing infrastructure, with cloud computing infrastructure existing in parallel.

scholarly journals Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake – An Iwi Science Education Exploration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Hiria Stacey McRae
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
School Science ◽  
Secondary Science ◽  
Tribal Community

<p>This thesis aims to provide a pathway to improve Māori student engagement with science education. Internationally, some indigenous communities have worked with schools in the delivery of science programmes, resulting in positive indigenous student engagement. These outcomes show that together indigenous students, schools and indigenous communities can contribute to the development of their particular place when science programmes allow the exploration of self, relating to others, the local environment and the wider world. This thesis investigates the perceptions of Māori students, teachers and kaumātua of science education in the Māori tribal community of Ngāti Whakaue to identify how Ngāti Whakaue is recognised in school science programmes. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted with local Māori elders, Māori secondary science students, and secondary science teachers from six English and Māori medium secondary schools in Rotorua. Data analyses revealed that participant perceptions and experiences of place, science and the Māori culture were disconnected from Ngāti Whakaue, despite its rich potential as a setting for science education. Participants held diverse perceptions and views within and between groups, including student and teacher understandings of Māori culture, attitudes regarding the place of Māori culture and knowledge in science education, and preferences regarding teaching and learning styles. Findings are examined as to how schools and Ngāti Whakaue could work together to better support positive Māori student engagement with science education and suggestions are made about how these relationships could be improved.</p>

scholarly journals An extended Cyberhunts strategy: Learner centred learning-by-design

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
André Du Plessis ◽  
Paul Webb
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Learning By Design ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
Learner Centred Learning ◽  
Computer Literate ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Communication And Technology

<span>The aim of this paper is to introduce to the education community to a newly developed 'Learner Centred Learning-By-Designing Extended Cyberhunts' (LCLBDEC) strategy for teaching and learning in schools. The main focus of the strategy is to enable learners to become designers of an educational tool which assists them to learn during the design process, and also can be used by other learners or students to get a better understanding of a topic. It is suggested that the strategy assists learners to clarify misconceptions that they might have and that it allows them to address aspects in the curriculum when there is not enough time to do so in class. During the initial stages of the strategy, learners are exposed to teacher designed Cyberhunts, a strategy that can be used to introduce learning by design to novices. As the learners become more computer literate, they become the designers instead of the teacher. Learners search for information online on a topic or theme and then are not only required to create questions on as many different cognitive levels as possible, but also to compose a complementing memorandum. The strategy is not meant to be in competition with WebQuests and other similar approaches, but should be seen as an additional information communication and technology (ICT) strategy to complement those that already exist.</span>

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