RECENT TRENDS IN CURRICULUM AND TEACHING METHODS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Amani Hamdan
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Curriculum Research ◽  
Complete Breakdown ◽  
Education Science

This study aimed to explore modern trends in the field of curriculum research and science teaching methods. To achieve this aim, the research reviews the literature that is closely related to these trends, with a focus on contemporary Arab and foreign studies during the last ten years. Six main axes are identified that comprehensively represent contemporary global trends in curriculum research and science teaching methods: reform movements in teaching and learning science, modern scientific fields and their various branches, methods and strategies for teaching science, science education technology, evaluation of teaching science, and science teacher preparation. This study provides a complete breakdown of the main thrust of the research trends in each axis, while citing solid studies that reflect these trends. This study also provides a set of practical recommendations for developing curricular research and methods of teaching science, especially in terms of research plans and their specific directions in the Saudi context. Keywords: science education, science curriculum, trends in science, teaching science.

scholarly journals Reformed Teaching and Learning in Science Education: A Comparative Study of Turkish and US Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burhan Ozfidan ◽  
Baki Cavlazoglu ◽  
Lynn Burlbaw ◽  
Hasan Aydin
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Science Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
American Science ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Teachers Beliefs

Achievements of educational reform advantage constructivist understandings of teaching and learning, and therefore highlight a shift in beliefs of teachers and apply these perceptions to the real world. Science teachers’ beliefs have been crucial in understanding and reforming science education as beliefs of teachers regarding learning and teaching science impact their practice. The purpose of this study was to compare US and Turkish science teachers’ beliefs about reformed learning and teaching science. As an instrument, we used Beliefs about Reformed Science Teaching and Learning (BARSTL) to collect and measure the teachers’ beliefs regarding teaching and learning science education. We used an independent-sample t-test to analyze Turkish and American science teachers’ beliefs about reformed learning and teaching science. In total, 38 science teachers from the US and 27 science teachers from Turkey participated in this study. Results showed that US science teachers’ beliefs about reformed learning and teaching science are statistically higher than Turkish science teachers. The results of this study also indicated that although American and Turkish science education aim similar constructivist views on learning and teaching science, American science teachers hold more reformed beliefs in science teaching and learning than their Turkish colleagues.

Interactive Learning of Recursion

2012 ◽  
pp. 254-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Pérez-Carrasco ◽  
J. Ángel Velázquez-Iturbide
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Computer Science Education ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
The Past

One concept that has proved to be especially difficult to comprehend in computer science education is recursion. This chapter provides an overview of past efforts on the teaching of recursion. The authors first introduce concepts and models about the teaching and learning of recursion. In particular, they identify models used by teachers to explain recursion (i.e. conceptual models) and models used by students in their learning process (i.e. mental models). Afterwards, they review the teaching methods used in the past. Finally, the authors survey visualization and animation systems for recursion, explaining how they support conceptual models and how they try to remove wrong mental models. They also include a comprehensive technical comparison of the systems and review the evaluations these systems have been subject to.

Science and Special Education

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-133
Author(s):  
Rodney L. Doran ◽  
J. Richard Sentman
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Science Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Educators

This paper is organized into two major parts: a review of current activities in science education, and a review of the articles within this special issue. Project 2061 (aaas) and the scope, sequence, and coordination project (nsta) are ongoing efforts to develop new approaches for school science programs. Other reports and journals in the science education field are described briefly. “Constructivism” and “alternative assessment” are two of the ideas science educators are currently exploring as ways to improve science teaching and learning. The last section includes brief reviews of each of the other papers in this issue with special focus on the science education dimension. There is much we can learn from each other.

scholarly journals Acquiring Scientific and Technological Proficiency: State of Science Education in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Sabina Yeasmin ◽  
Md. Dulal Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Sharp Decline ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Education Science

Developing scientific values in students’ mind is the goal of science teaching. Bangladesh, of late, has adopted various strategies to educate the people and mainly the children. There are still many challenges for the country to attain an acceptable standard of education. Science education here in Bangladesh is in a state of crisis. The enrolment for science studies in the country shows a sharp decline over the past few years. This discipline, what once used to be the most sought after subject at secondary, higher secondary and tertiary levels in the country, is losing its appeal in an alarming shift of choice. Indeed it is important know what the obstacles are and how they are removed within a stipulated short period. This paper aims to present the current situation of Bangladesh in terms of science and technological development in the education sector. There is no alternative of a scientifically and technologically literate workforce as the future economy will also be science i.e. ICT based.  

scholarly journals Práticas docentes e discentes em cadernos de Ciências: desenvolvimento metodológico para percepção dos diferentes registros do cotidiano escolar

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (221) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Siqueira ◽  
Tania -Jorge
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
School Culture ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Methodological Development ◽  
School Life ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Cultura Escolar

Investigamos os diferentes registros presentes em um caderno de Ciências sobre introdução ao estudo da Química e da Física, visando desvendar aspectos da cultura escolar. Detectamos nele as práticas mais comuns da escrita e seus usos: anotações, cópias e transcrições, sugestivas de prática de memorização de conteúdos de Ciências. A transcrição da oralidade também foi evidenciada. Desenhos e bilhetes apareceram como uma forma de personalizar o caderno, para além do lugar comum onde se copiam lições e se registram conceitos retirados dos livros ou explicados pelo professor. Sistematizamos, então, uma metodologia de análise de cadernos de Ciências que poderá ser aplicada à análise de um volume maior de cadernos e revelar aspectos relevantes das práticas docentes e discentes no ensino de Ciências e do cotidiano escolar. Palavras-chave: linguagem, ensino de ciências, cultura escolar, caderno escolar. Teaching and learning practices in sciences: methodological development for the perception of the various registers of daily school life We investigated the various registers, which appear on an introduction of a Chemistry and Physics notebook, to verify if they may disclose aspects of the school culture. We observed the most common procedures of writing and their uses: notations, copies and transcriptions, suggesting practices that favor scientific memorization contents. The transcription of oral language was also evident. Illustrations and notes appeared as a way to personalize the notebook, transforming it in something further than a place to copy lessons and to register concepts obtained from the textbook or the teacher explanations. We synthesized a methodology for notebook analysis that can be applied to a high number of notebooks and reveal relevant aspects of teachers and students’practices in Science education and school culture. Keywords: language, Science teaching, school culture, school notebooks Luana de Souza Siqueira

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