The Fiji Junior Certificate Basic Science examination, Its implications in the teaching of science

Title
The Fiji Junior Certificate Basic Science examination, Its implications in the teaching of science
Publication Date
1991
Author(s)
Taylor, Neil
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-319X
Email: ntaylor6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ntaylor6
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics
Place of publication
Malaysia
UNE publication id
une:22691
Abstract
A decade or two ago, science education was primarily concerned with transfer of scientific knowledge from teacher to pupil. The teaching strategies, mainly teacher-centred, were designed to facilitate this process. Likewise, the evaluation procedures were designed to evaluate the extent to which this transfer of scientific knowledge of facts, rather than processes, had taken place. Pencil-and paper examinations, mainly emphasizing recall of information, were successful for this purpose. In recent years, however, science curricula have placed more emphasis on developing a broader range of educational objectives. Terms such as process skills, activity-oriented, laboratory skills, and student interests and attitudes commonly pervade the writings on science curricula (UNESCO 1985).
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Citation
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 14(2), p. 73-78
ISSN
0126-7663
Start page
73
End page
78

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