Children's perceptions of school science
Children's perceptions of school science
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儿童对学校科学的看法
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2003
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通讯作者：
Jim Beggs
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作者：
C. Murphy;Jim Beggs
一项对1000多名8-11岁小学儿童的调查表明，较高年级的儿童对学校科学的享受明显下降。年龄较大的孩子发现某些科学主题--如花的部分和蒸发--很难，主要是因为涉及的术语复杂。男生和女生之间存在明显的差异：女生S对S学校科学的态度总体上比较积极。作者认为这些结果与小学科学的内容和教学有关。这项研究的目的是调查儿童在中学阶段对学校科学的兴趣是否在小学最后几年就已经开始受到充分的证据的侵蚀。我们分析了近千份问卷，记录了孩子们喜欢的科学话题，他们对S科学的态度，以及他们最喜欢的学科。此外，我们从孩子们和他们的班主任之间关于科学的口头讨论中收集了证据。本文总结了我们的研究结果及其对S小学科学教学的启示。
A survey of over a thousand 8–11 year-old children in primary schools indicated that children in the more senior classes showed a marked decline in their enjoyment of school science. Older children found certain scienc e topics – such as parts of the flower and evaporation – difficult, chiefly because of the complex terminology involved. There were clear differences between boys and girls: girl s generally held more positive attitudes toward s school science. The authors consider thes e results in relation to the content and teaching of primary science. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the well-documented erosion in children’s interest in school science at secondary level has already started in t he final years of primary school. We analysed approximately one thousand questionnaires in whic h children recorded the science topics they liked, their attitudes to s cience and their favourite subject. I n addition, we gathered evidence from oral discussions about science between children and their class teachers. This article summarises our findings and their implications for the teaching of s chool science at primary level.