Science

• Multidisciplinary /Interdisciplinary Approach


  Interrelationships and interaction of different disciplines
• Science Technology Society (STS) Approach


  • Linking science with technology and how it influences people and their ways of life
• Problem/Issue Based Learning


  Using identified problems or issues surrounding the environment
• Inquiry-based Approach


  The learner takes ownership of a problem or a need and desires to solve it
• Constructivism


  • Learning occurs as learners are actively involved in the process of meaning and knowledge construction
  • Learners are the makers of meaning and knowledge
• Social Cognition Learning Model


  Learning can be directed to deserving, interacting and experiencing others
• Learning Style Theory


  • The VARK model identifies Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic learners who respond to different kinds of learning
• Learning Styles


  • Visual
  • Auditory
  • Reading/Writing
  • Kinesthetic
• Three important components of science learning

  • Understanding and applying scientific knowledge
  • Developing and demonstrating scientific attitudes and values
  • Performing scientific inquiry skills
• Characteristics of scientifically and technologically literate learners

  • Critical and creative problem solver
  • Responsible steward of nature
  • Innovative and inventive thinker
  • Informed decision maker
  • Effective communicator
• Scientific knowledge


  • It is not absolute or infallible, as knowledge including parts, theories, and laws is all tentative and subject to change due to new evidence brought about by advances in theory and technology
  • It is also socially and culturally embedded
• Scientific attitudes


  • Curiosity
  • Humility
  • Open-mindedness
  • Intellectual honesty
  • Perseverance
  • Skepticism
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Rational objectivity
• Social Cognitive Theory


  A theory of learning that examines how cognitive processes and environmental factors influence behavior
• Social Cognitive Theory


  • Bobo Doll Experiment
  • Teacher Expectations
• Learning Styles


  • Verbal
  • Visual
  • Musical/Auditory
  • Physical/Kinesthetic
  • Combination
  • Solitary
  • Social
  • Logical/Mathematical
• Performing Scientific Inquiry Skills


  A questioning mind that asks a series of questions and finds answers to the questions
• Science and technological literacy - is the goal of science learning
• Scientific attitude - can br positive or negative and oftentimes attributed to characteristics of scientist
• Social cognitive theory - is a theory of learning that examines how cognitive processes and environment factors influence behavior
• Bobo doll experiments - Bandura demonstrated that children can learn aggressive behavior by observing and imitating