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I like the way how his speech boiled down to and targeted the root cause of ineffective science teaching which are outdated types of assessment such as standardized tests which mainly are tests for knowledge.  Unfortunately, the goal for most students in learning science is to pass these kinds of tests which gears them away fromContinue reading “Reaction on TEDx Video”

According to the document Current Challenges in Basic Sicence Education (2011), science is a powerful tool to improve the quality of life of people.  Tracing its history, science paved way to advancing technologies which helped upgrade the quality of life from generations to the next.  The basic essentials of life such as access to water, food andContinue reading “Issues and Challenges in Science Education”

According to Wellington and Ireson, the school curriculum has evolved over  a period of more than a century.  At the start of the twentieth century it was a subject for a privileged few, mostly male; in the twenty-first century, in many countries, it is seen as a subject for all pupils, all abilities and both sexes. TodayContinue reading “Science Curriculum and Science in the Curriculum”

I remember a saying, “Those who can, teach!” When one is asked why they teach, the answer could be because they can. But really, why does one teach? Being able to know why one teaches a subject matter or having a clear goal in mind is very important, especially to a beginning teacher, because thisContinue reading “Goals for Science Education”

There is always a first in everything! I had been writing personal journals since I was little but this is the very first time I’m going to do it as a blog. I’m very excited to begin though nervous about the content I will be able to make because I wanted it to be asContinue reading “My First Blog Post”