A research approach to designing chemistry education using authentic practices as contexts

Autor: Pilot, Albert, Bulte, Astrid M.W., Westbroek, Hanna B., Jong, Onno de
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: International Journal of Science Education, 28, 9, 1063-1086
Druh dokumentu: journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600702520
Popis: We discuss how to reduce the incongruence between outcomes (both cognitive and affective) of conventional secondary chemistry curriculum and what is to be attained: the meaningful connection of students' learning to daily life and societal issues. This problem is addressed by a design study with one curriculum unit about 'Water Quality'. With several research cycles using developmental research, we developed an emergent understanding about an instructional framework for curriculum units that embodies a coherent 'need-to-know' principle and is based on authentic practices. Using this framework we show with some other examples how a context-based chemistry curriculum can be constructed on basis of the developed ‘need-to-know’ principle.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository