SCE3260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Literacy
10 Jun 2018
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!*+,-1+A+*(<+1,40*6@!an!overarching!goal!of!science!education!is!developing!a!student’s!
scientific!literacy!-!definitions:!!
“a!general,!broad,!and!useful!understanding!of!science!that!helps!a!person!make!informed!
decision!in!their!everyday!life”!
“the!essential!understanding!that!should!be!part!of!everyone’s!education,!rather!than!a!
detailed!knowledge!of!facts!and!theories!as!required!by!scientists!in!a!particular!field.!!
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! -!expand!on!students’!curiousity!and!willingness!to!explore!
! -!promote!scientific!understanding!on!the!nature!of!living!things,!the!Earth!and!its!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!place!and!the!physical!and!chemical!processes!that!explain!the!behaviour!of!objects!
! -!cultivate!students’!abilities!to!answer!questions!via!inquiry!and!their!problem-!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!solving!skills!
! -!encourage!critical!thinking!
! -!develop!communication!skills!for!sharing!scientific!thinking!and!findings!of!inquiry!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and!for!making!claims!
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! -!Science!Understandings!(SU)/knowledge,!concepts,!facts!and!theories!
! -!Science!Inquiry!Skills!(SIS)/how!to!do!science,!questioning!&!predicting!
! -!Science!as!Human!Endeavour!(SHE)/how!science!has!developed,!its!uses!and!
purpose!
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Document Summary
Science: a significant area of human mental and practical activity. Scientific literacy: an overarching goal of science education is developing a student"s scientific literacy - definitions: A general, broad, and useful understanding of science that helps a person make informed decision in their everyday life . The essential understanding that should be part of everyone"s education, rather than a detailed knowledge of facts and theories as required by scientists in a particular field. Aims of science education in australia: place and the physical and chemical processes that explain the behaviour of objects solving skills and for making claims. What do we teach (3 strands of the science curriculum) purpose. Science understandings (su)/knowledge, concepts, facts and theories. Science inquiry skills (sis)/how to do science, questioning & predicting. Science as human endeavour (she)/how science has developed, its uses and. Develop communication skills for sharing scientific thinking and findings of inquiry. Expand on students" curiousity and willingness to explore.
