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Conference Paper: Problems and solutions of learning scientific investigation in junior secondary science: a Hong Kong experience
Title | Problems and solutions of learning scientific investigation in junior secondary science: a Hong Kong experience |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | EASE 2013. The Conference programme & abstracts' website is located at http://ses.web.ied.edu.hk/ease2013/programme_files/programme_abstracts_book.pdf |
Citation | The 3rd International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE), HKIE, Hong Kong, China, 4-6 July 2013. In Programme and Abstracts Book, 2013, p. 128-129 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The official Junior Science (Grades 7-9) curriculum and Chemistry curriculum (Grade 10-12) have emphasized the role of scientific investigation for more than a decade. Nevertheless, there are still rooms for improvement in Hong Kong students’ understanding and conducting scientific investigation. For example, Hong Kong students’ performance in TIMSS 2007 revealed that many of them were unable to differentiate observation from conclusion. Also they were weak in writing experimental procedures and interpreting experimental results. An analysis of textbooks for Junior Science level in Hong Kong shows that the way that they frame practical activities are … |
Description | Conference Theme: Building an international platform for exchange between scientists and science educators Symposium: no. SS01-3 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/190209 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, KY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Cheng, MMW | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-17T15:14:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-17T15:14:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 3rd International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE), HKIE, Hong Kong, China, 4-6 July 2013. In Programme and Abstracts Book, 2013, p. 128-129 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/190209 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: Building an international platform for exchange between scientists and science educators | - |
dc.description | Symposium: no. SS01-3 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The official Junior Science (Grades 7-9) curriculum and Chemistry curriculum (Grade 10-12) have emphasized the role of scientific investigation for more than a decade. Nevertheless, there are still rooms for improvement in Hong Kong students’ understanding and conducting scientific investigation. For example, Hong Kong students’ performance in TIMSS 2007 revealed that many of them were unable to differentiate observation from conclusion. Also they were weak in writing experimental procedures and interpreting experimental results. An analysis of textbooks for Junior Science level in Hong Kong shows that the way that they frame practical activities are … | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | EASE 2013. The Conference programme & abstracts' website is located at http://ses.web.ied.edu.hk/ease2013/programme_files/programme_abstracts_book.pdf | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | EASE International Conference 2013 | en_US |
dc.title | Problems and solutions of learning scientific investigation in junior secondary science: a Hong Kong experience | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Cheng, MMW: mwcheng@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Cheng, MMW=rp01547 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 224466 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 128 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 129 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |