RECOMMENDATION IN TEACHING SCIENCE

INCREASE DECREASE
HANDS ON ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE:
Students identifying their own Dependence on textbooks and
real questions about natural lockstep patterns of instruction
phenomena
Observation activity, often Cookbook labs in which
designed by students, aimed at students follow steps without a
real discovery , employing a purpose or question of their
wide range of process skills own
Students hypothesizing to Questions, concepts, and
explain data answers provided only by the
teacher
Information provided to explain Students treated as if they have
data only after students have no prior knowledge or
engaged in investigation investigative abilities
process
Students reflection to realize
concepts and processes learned
Application , either to social
issues or further scientific
questions
Focus on underlying concepts Memorizing detailed
about how natural phenomenon vocabulary, definitions, and
are explained explanations without thorough
connection to broader ideas
QUESTIONING,THINKING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING, SPECIALLY :
Being skeptical, willing to Science approached as a set
question common beliefs body of knowledge with all
answers and information
already known
Accepting ambiguity when data Attempts to correct student
arent decisive misconceptions by direct
instruction
Willing to modify explanations,
open to changing ones opinion
Using logic, planning inquiry,
hypothesizing, inferring
Active application of science Isolation of science from the
learning to contemporary rest of students lives
technological issues and social
choices
In depth study of a few Superficial coverage of many
important thematic topics topics according to an abstract
scope- and sequence
Curiosity about nature and Sense that only a few brilliant
positive attitude toward science nerds can enjoy or succeed in
for all students, including science study
females and members of
 minority groups
Integration of reading, writing, Activity limited to texts,
and math in science units lectures, and multiple choice
quizzes
Collaborative small group Students working individually,
work, with training to ensure it competitively
is efficient and includes
learning for all group members
Teacher facilitating students Teacher only as expert in
investigative steps subject matter
Evaluation that focuses on Testing focused only on
scientific concepts, processes, memorization of detail, ignoring
and attitudes thinking skills, process skills,
attitudes