Changes in Science Education

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Changes in Science Education provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 20 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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Providing an overview of current issues in UK science education, Changes in Science Education is a free course that examines what type of science the curriculum should cover and for what purpose. ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Course overview
- 1 Course overview
- 2 What is science?
- 2 What is science?
- 3 Problems of teaching the Nature of Science
- 3 Problems of teaching the Nature of Science
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.1.1 (A) Science and certainty
- 3.1.2 (B) Observation and measurement
- 3.1.3 (C) Scientific methods and critical testing
- 3.1.4 (D) Cause and correlation
- 3.1.5 (E) Historical development of scientific knowledge
- 3.1.6 (F) Creativity
- 4 Who is science education for?
- 4 Who is science education for?
- 5 Education for democracy?
- 5 Education for democracy?
- 6 The public understanding of science
- 6 The public understanding of science
- 7 A way ahead? – Beyond 2000
- 7 A way ahead? – Beyond 2000
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Assessing the quality of data
- 7.3 Multiple interpretations in science
- 7.4 Modelling in science
- 7.4.1 Uses of models not made explicit
- 7.4.2 Assumptions within models
- 7.4.3 Modelling errors
- 8 What are the chances that scientific literacy will prevail?
- 8 What are the chances that scientific literacy will prevail?
- 9 Evidence of progress?
- 9 Evidence of progress?
- 10 ‘Science for all?’ A look at some contexts
- 11 Primary science
- 12 Science in secondary schools
- 13 Post-compulsory science education
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements

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Language

English
Certificate
Certificate Available
Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free Certificate
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