Abstract ‘Relevance’ is one of the key terms related to reforms in teaching and learning science. It often used by policy-makers, curriculum developers, science education researchers teachers. In recent years, many policy documents based on international surveys have claimed that seen (especially at secondary school level) as being irrelevant for learners. The literature suggests making relevant both learner personally society which he or she lives should be goals education. However, what...

The years between 2005 and 2014 have been declared as a worldwide Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) by the United Nations. DESD's intended purpose is to promote more thoroughly focus education crucial tool preparing young people be responsible future citizens, so that our generations can shape society in sustainable manner. All educational levels domains are involved contributing ESD, including chemistry. This paper reflects upon meaning UN's challenge on what ESD...

Abstract Indigenous knowledge provides specific views of the world held by various indigenous peoples. It offers different on nature and science that generally differ from traditional Western science. Futhermore, it introduces perspectives human in nature. Coming basically a perspective science, paper analyzes literature education focusing research practices integrating with education. The suggests Didaktik models frameworks for how to elaborate design sustainability takes related...

Central role of future professionals in chemistry to promote alternatives towards sustainability.

Abstract Bildung is a complex educational concept that emerged in Germany the mid eighteenth century. Especially and Scandinavia conceptions of became general philosophical framework to guide both formal informal education. concerns whole range education from setting objectives towards its particular operation different school subjects, among them science In more recent years, has slowly begun be used international environmental literature. This paper presents systematic analysis literature...

The year 2014 marks the end of United Nations Decade Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). All educational domains and levels, including primary secondary science education, have been working to contribute education enabling younger generations become responsible citizens promote sustainable development in our world. This paper gives insights into some theoretical foundations UN ESD. Different models implementing ESD teaching technology are presented illustrated by various case...

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a secondary school lesson plan for chemistry education on topic Education Sustainable Development (ESD). The lessons focus both plastics learning about societal competing, chemistry-based industrial products. A specific teaching method was developed applied latter purpose: consumer test method. mimics authentic practice performed by testing agencies. Applying in context this is directly tied to three dimensions most often occurring...

Sustainability became a regulatory idea of national and international policies worldwide with the advent Agenda 21. One part these includes promoting sustainability through educational reform. With United Nations World Decade for Education Sustainable Development (ESD), spanning years 2005 to 2014, all school subjects are requested contribute this reform, including secondary chemistry education. Furthermore, reform can only be successful if it takes teachers' prior knowledge attitudes into...

Action research is suggested as a way to engage teachers in curriculum development and the betterment of teaching practices schools based on educational activities. As other domains, action science education employed with both aims better understand develop contribute teacher continuous professional development. A variety methodological approaches using exists, from more technical toward emancipatory interpretations. The range settings goals for which performed also quite broad. purpose this...

This paper describes the potential of long-term co-operation between science educators and teachers concerning teachers' continuous professional development, based on Participatory Action Research in education. The discussion is a sixyear case study observing group about ten German chemistry by from university. Substantial changes habits views were found. These findings will be theoretically framed within Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) debate, model representing three different modes...

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ICT belongs to modern life and is playing a growing role in education. For effective implementation of the classroom, teachers need develop both positive attitudes self-efficacy towards using these tools educational settings. However, information measuring how such developed teachers' on use education are remains scarce. This study examines development prospective chemistry ICT-related their corresponding self-efficacy. It focuses secondary level pre-service concerning general, teaching...

This study shows how students can learn about green and sustainable chemistry by using the knowledge perspective of a local indigenous culture as starting point. learning approach encourages to connecting with chemistry. The cultural context selects use phytochemical agent (d-limonene) from plant (Citrus grandis), which is traditional botanical pesticide that used Baduy tribe in Western Java, Indonesia. A simple low-cost extraction method uses kitchen microwave was chosen introduce modern...

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTExperiences and Reflections about Teaching Atomic Structure in a Jigsaw Classroom Lower Secondary School Chemistry LessonsIngo Eilks View Author Information Department of Biology Chemistry, Didactics University Bremen, D-28334, GermanyCite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2005, 82, 2, 313Publication Date (Web):February 1, 2005Publication History Received3 August 2009Published online1 February 2005Published inissue 1...

A case is described of the development a lesson plan for 10th grade (age range 15-16) chemistry classes on shower gels. The follows socio-critical and problem-oriented approach to teaching. This means that, aside from learning about basic components making up modern gels in lab, students should become sensitised evaluation product, i.e. reflecting upon use potentially harmful ingredients. Therefore, also deals with artificial musk fragrances cosmetic products. was developed within framework...

This paper discusses a chemistry lesson plan based on the use of ethanol as an alternative and renewable energy source. The lessons were developed by participatory action research follow socio-critical problem-oriented approach to teaching. specifically focuses handling scientific technological issues within society. course lessons, experiences documented teacher student feedback, general importance societal dimension education are all reflected upon.

Practical work is an essential component of science education. However, insufficient approaches towards practical can limit the potential it has for promoting both students' motivation and situational interest. One suggestion to solve this problem use alternative forms lab instruction which are motivating easy comprehend. avenue increased pictorial information instead pure text-based approaches. This case describes comics in experimental instructions non-formal chemistry learning. Comics...

Non-formal education has been suggested as becoming more and important in the last decades. As aims of non-formal are broad diverse, a large variety learning activities is available. One emerging fields many countries, among them Finland Germany, establishment laboratory environments. These laboratories were established universities research institutes to aim at enriching opportunities for primary secondary school students do intense practical work,<italic>e.g.</italic>in chemistry. The...

The decisions and actions that chemistry educators make regarding why, what, how, when to teach certain content or implement a specific instructional activity are often guided, but also constrained, by explicit implicit "didaktik models". These types of models direct our attention designing curricula, planning for instruction, assessing the learning process. They give professional language talking reflecting about teaching learning. When used systematically, didaktik support implementation...