1 - Science Education in the Philippines / MIDTERMS / STS

• Science Education

  focuses on teaching, learning, an understanding science.
• Teaching science


  involves developing ways on how to effectively teach science. This means exploring pedagogical theories and models in helping teachers teach scientific concepts and processes effectively.
• Teaching science


  involves more than just imparting knowledge; it also involves developing effective methods for teaching scientific concepts and processes.
• Teaching science


  it's about finding the best ways to convey scientific knowledge to students, ensuring that they understand and engage with the subject matter.
• Learning science


  includes both pedagogy and the most

  interesting aspect, which is helping students understand and

  love science.
• Learning science


   the goal is to foster a genuine interest and appreciation for the subject. By nurturing students' curiosity and enthusiasm for science, educators can create a more engaging and effective learning environment.
• learning science encompasses two critical components:

  1. it involves pedagogy, which refers to the methods and strategies used for teaching.2. it focuses on helping students understand and develop a passion for science.
• Understanding science


  implies developing and applying

  science-process skills and using science literacy in

  understanding the natural world and activities in everyday

  life.
• Understanding science


   involves more than just acquiring knowledge; it also involves developing and applying science-process skills and using science literacy to comprehend the natural world and everyday activities.
• Understanding science


  Students should not only learn scientific concepts but also understand how to apply scientific methods and critical thinking skills to analyze and interpret the world around them. It emphasizes the practical application of science in everyday life, encouraging students to engage with and make sense of the world through a scientific lens.
• The Concept of Science Education

  John Dewey stressed the importance of utilizing the natural

  environment to teach students. Accordingly, nature must indeed

  furnish its physical stimuli to provide wealth of meaning through

  social activities and thinking. It is not surprising therefore that

  science education is important.
• The Concept of Science Education

  Karl Heinrich Marx opines that science is going to be one of the

  most important school subjects in the future.
• John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in educationand social reform.
• John Dewey


  He is regarded as one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.
• Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary.
• Science education is justified by the vast amount of scientific

  knowledge developed in this area that prepares citizens in a

  scientifically and technologically driven world.
• Science education provides skills and knowledge that are

  necessary for a person to live in what Knight (1986) describes as

  the age of science and to develop a citizenry that will meet the

  goals of science in the society (Tilghman, 2005).
• Therefore, developing a SCIENCE CULTURE is an immense

  responsibility for schools.
• schools play a crucial role in cultivating an environment where scientific knowledge, curiosity, and innovation are valued and encouraged.
• Basic Education


  • Science education helps students learn important concepts and

  facts that are related to everyday life including important skills

  such as: process skills, critical thinking skills, and life skills that are

  needed in coping up with daily life activities (Chaille & Britain, 200).
• Basic Education


  • Science education also develops positive attitudes such: love

  for knowledge, passion for innovative things, curiosity to study

  about nature, and creativity (Lind, 1997).
• Basic Education


  • Science education will develop a strong foundation for studying

  science and for considering science-related careers in the

  future. This is an investment for the country to develop a

  scientifically cultured and literate citizenry.
• Tertiary Education


  • Deals with developing students’ understanding and appreciation

  of science ideas and scientific works. This is done through

  offering basic science courses in the General Education

  curriculum. It also focuses on the preparation of science

  teachers, scientists, engineers and other professionals in various

  science-related fields such as engineering, agriculture, medicine

  and health sciences.
• Tertiary Education


  • The state also provides scholarships to encourage more students

  to pursue science courses.
• Science Schools in the Philippines

  • One outstanding program for science education supported by the

  government is the establishment of science schools in various

  parts of the country.
• several government programs

  implemented by the Department of Education and few private

  schools for science education.

  • Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS)

  • Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES) Project

  • Quezon City Regional Science High School

  • Manila Science High School

  • Central Visayan Institute Foundation
• Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS)


  • government program for gifted students in the country.

  • under DOST, offering free scholarship for the secondary course

  with special emphasis to science subjects.

  • with end view of preparing its students for a science career (RA

  No. 3661)

  • provides a dormitory for students.

  • continues to pursue its vision to develop Filipino science scholars

  with scientific minds and passion for excellence.
• Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES) Project


  • in pursuant to DepEd Order No. 73 s. 2008, and DepEd Order No. 51 s.

  2010.

  • started in 2007 with 57 identified elementary schools as science

  elementary schools in the country.

  • SSES Project aims to develop Filipino children equipped with scientific

  and technological knowledge, skills and values.
• Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES) Project


  MISSION:

  • Provide a learning environment to science-inclined children through a

  special curriculum that recognizes the multiple intelligences of the

  learners;

  • promote the development of lifelong learning skills;

  • foster the holistic development of the learners.
• Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES) Project


  • The subject Science and Health is taught in Grade I with longer time

  compared to other subjects 70 minutes for Grade I – III and 80

  minutes for Grade IV to VI. Curriculum also utilizes different

  instructional approaches that address the learning styles and

  needs of the learners like the use of investigatory projects.
• Quezon City Regional Science High School


  • established on September 17, 1967

  • originally, it was named Quezon City Science High School.

  • turned into a regional science high school for the National Capital

  Region in 1999.

  • curriculum is focused on science and technology.

  • additional subjects in science and technology that students

  should take.

  • venue in providing maximum opportunities to develop spirit of

  inquiry and creativity.
• Manila Science High School


  • established on October 1, 1963 as the Manila Science High School

  (MSHS).

  • first science high school in the Philippines.

  • the organization and curriculum puts more emphasis on Science

  and Mathematics.

  • aims to produce scientists with souls.

  • Humanities courses and other electives are included in the

  curriculum.

  • encouraged to participate in various extracurricular activities.
• Central Visayan Institute Foundation


  • It is the home and pioneer of the prominent school-based

  innovation known as the Dynamic Learning Program (DLP).

  DLP is a synthesis of classical and modern pedagogical theories

  adapted to foster the highest level of learning, creativity and

  productivity. The school takes pride in its Research Center for

  Theoretical Physics (RCTP) establish in 1992, which

  organizes small international workshops.
• Central Visayan Institute Foundation


  • Science education deals with the teaching and learning of

  science and in helping the public develop science literacy. This

  is important in the promotion and development of science and

  technology in the country. Science education deals with the

  development of people in science, which is the heart of science,

  technology and society.
• Summary

  • Science education deals with teaching and learning of science and in

  helping the public develop science literacy.

  • Science education deals with the development of people in science ,

  which is the heart of science, technology, and society.
• Summary

  • To promote science education, science schools were established to

  develop gifted students in science and mathematics, such as the

  Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS), Manila Science High

  School (MSHS), Quezon City Regional Science High School (QCRSHS), and the Special Science Elementary Schools Project (SSES).

  • Science programs and projects were organized and developed to

  nurture innovation in science in the country, and to encourage

  individuals to pursue careers and research in science and technology.