ERIC Number: ED323111
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Jul
Pages: 91
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ISBN: ISBN-0-7731-0150-0
ISSN: ISSN-0835-6580
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Teaching Science through a Science-Technology-Society-Environment Approach: An Instruction Guide. SIDRU Research Report No. 12.
Aikenhead, Glen S.
This guide is written for Saskatchewan science teachers (particularly grades 7-12) who wish to know more about features of the proposed new science curricula for Saskatchewan. The purpose is to clarify the expanding repertoire of science teaching strategies which a teacher will develop as he or she implements one of the new science courses in Saskatchewan. Suggestions on how to use the "new" strategies are also included. The guide describes and discusses instructional strategies often employed in teaching science through a science-technology-society-environment (STSE) emphasis. Discussions on the following strategies are included: (1) "Divergent Thinking"; (2) "Small Group Work"; (3) "Student-Centered Class Discussion"; (4) "Problem Solving"; (5) "Simulations"; (6) "Decision Making"; (7) "Controversies and Dilemmas"; (8) "Debating"; (9) "Resource Books"; (10) "Mass Media"; and (11) the "Community". Appendices include an evaluation sheet and a checklist for group assignments, a detailed analysis of debates and their evaluation, and an excerpt from "Science Technology Society" discussing "New Instructional Strategies". (KR)
Descriptors: Community Services, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Media Selection, Problem Solving, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Teachers, Scientific Literacy, Secondary School Science, Simulation, Technology
Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit, Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S OA2 ($10.00 plus $1.50 mailing and handling (Canadian); 10% discount if five or more copies are ordered).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Saskatchewan Dept. of Education, Regina.
Authoring Institution: Regina Univ. (Saskatchewan). Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit.
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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