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What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Glen Sawle

What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Glen Sawle. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6?. 1995 – limited evaluation OBOS Teacher understanding and confidence are significant factors influencing the selection of content and learning experiences

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What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Glen Sawle

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  1. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Glen Sawle

  2. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? 1995 – limited evaluation OBOS Teacher understanding and confidence are significant factors influencing the selection of content and learning experiences There is evidence to suggest that a number of teachers would prefer more structured, predictable Science and Technology investigations. Some teachers have acquired commercially produced materials that provide guidance

  3. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? 1995 – limited evaluation OBOS The limited evaluation of the Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus and Support Document provided a snapshot of the views of primary teachers. Time allocations to Science and Technology in class programs range from 60 to 120 minutes per week with the majority tending towards the lower range.

  4. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? The actual curriculum intended in most schools is different from the intended curriculum. In some primary schools, often science is not taught at all. When it is taught on a regular basis, it is generally student centred and activity based, resulting in a high level of student satisfaction. (Goodrum, Hackling & Rennie, 2001)

  5. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? TIMMS 2006 In 2007, Year 4 maths students in New South Wales and Victoria achieved significantly higher scores than other states and territories. For Year 4 science, students in Victoria and New South Wales had similar scores to Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, and significantly better scores than the remaining states and territories.

  6. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? TIMMS 2006 Earlier cycles of TIMSS have shown that students from homes with access to books, computers and the Internet at home have higher achievement in maths and science than students from less well-resourced homes.4

  7. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? The syllabus describes a clear and coherent core of essential knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to learn. Strongly Respondents agreed that the syllabus describes a clear and coherent core of essential knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to learn.

  8. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? What does it mean to teach Technology What does it mean to teach Science We have good examples of Technology in practice KDC/ We have good examples of Science in practice MuM

  9. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Technology involves the designed world, its artefacts and systems, and the infrastructure to maintain them. It has been a powerful force in the development of civilisation. Technology is a complex social enterprise that includes not only research, design, and crafts but also engineering, manufacturing, finance, management, labour, marketing and maintenance. Technology can be used to solve problems about human needs. Science knowledge has often led to applications in society in the form of technologies and their products. In turn, developments in technology have made possible new ways for scientists to explore and further understand the world.

  10. Science What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Technology • Investigating Scientifically • The Natural Environment • Living Things • Earth and its surroundings • Physical Phenomena • Designing and making • The Made Environment • Built environment • Products and services • Information and communication

  11. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Science and Technology K - 6 Science 7 – 10 Technology Mandatory 7 - 8 Science 11 – 12 Technology Elective 9 – 12

  12. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? Science and Technology K - 6 Research and consultation also suggested that the learning processes currently called Investigating and Designing and Making should be central in the structure of the revised syllabus.

  13. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6? How do we teach students the process – rather than being a recipe mechanical vs inquiry Science should be fun? – is it just about the whiz bang

  14. What’s happening in Science & Technology K-6?

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