Kontekstiülese loodusteadusliku hariduse edendamine aktiivse ja teadliku kodanikkonna kujundamiseks

Väitekirja elektrooniline versioon ei sisalda publikatsiooneLoodusteaduslik haridus, mille eesmärgiks on kujundada loodusteaduslikku kirjaoskust, peab tagama õpilastel oskused kanda üle oma pädevusi elulisse konteksti, käsitleda jätku- suutlikkusega seotud sotsiaalseid muresid ja toetada üldist heaolu Käesolev doktoritöö toob välja vajaduse loodusteadusliku kirjaoskuse käsitluse arendamiseks laiendades ühiskonnas tajutavat loodusteadusliku hariduse mõõdet. Uurimistöös on rõhuasetus loodusteaduslikel probleemidel, mis on olulised ühiskonna arengus nii teaduslikust kui ka praktilisest vaatenurgast. Samuti on uuringu eesmärk selgitada välja kuidas õpetajad väärtustavad sotsiaalse kandepinnaga loodusteaduslike teemade käsitlemise loodusainete õpetamisel ning uurida kogukondlikku loodusteaduslike teadmiste ülekandumist kooli kontekstist igapäevaellu. Doktoritöös defineeritakse aktiivse informeeritud kodanikkonna mõiste ja sellega täiendatakse teaduskirjanduses tuntud kolmeastmelist õpetamise mudelit kontekstiülese loodusteadusliku hariduse mõõtmega. Selgitati välja õpetajate tajutud enesetõhusus loodusteaduste õpetamise praktikast ning lisati täiendav dimensioon õpetamisviisi tähtsustamaks aktiivse informeeritud kodanikkonna edendamise protsessi. 126 Bangladeshi loodusainete õpetajaga läbiviidud küsitlus näitas, et Bangladeshi õpetajate tajutud enesetõhusus uue lähenemisviisi tähtsuse ja tegeliku praktika vahel oli erinev. Kvalitatiivset meetodit kasutades viidi läbi ekspertintervjuud. Uuringu tulemused näitasid, et loodusteaduste õppimise eesmärke tajuti kolmel erineval tasemel – õpilaste individuaalne areng(loodusteaduste kontseptuaalsete teadmiste ja oskuste omandamine, teaduslikud väärtused ja individuaalne suhe loodusteadustega), õpilaste sotsiaalne areng (rühmatöö, koostöö, kogukonna tunne, argumenteerimine ja otsuste tegemine) ning ühiskondlik areng ( aktiivne ühiskonna toetamine ühiskondlike probleemide lahendamisel kollektiivse ja teaduslike mõjude kaasamise kaudu, edendades kollektiivset teaduslikku hoiakut lahendamaks dilemmasid). Käesolev nägemus ühiskonna arengust on kooskõlas humanismi õppimisteooriaga ja arvestab humanistlikku lähenemist, mis toetab õppijate ettevalmistamist ühiskondlike probleemide lahendamisel edendab loogilistes ja veenvates tegevustes positiivseid kollektiivseid muutusi, ning muutusi ühiskonnas tervikuna.The role of science education was seen as promoting scientific literacy in a manner which enabled students to utilise their competences in a real-world context, in addressing sustainability-related societal concerns, as well as the collective wellbeing. For this, the research aimed to put emphasis on the role science education was, should and could play for societal development, both from a theoretical and practical point of view. In seeking to identify to what extent science education could and should aim to prepare the students, this research took into consideration the policy documents, and put forward a wholistic, all-embracing concept of active informed citizenry (AIC). This research additionally put forward a 4-phase, trans-contextual science education model, derived and enhanced from the previous 3-stage model in the literature (Holbrook & Rannikmäe, 2010). The research also aimed to identify teacher perceived value towards, and practice of incorporating in their teaching learning practice, the transference of science students’ scientifically influenced, and collective actions from classroom to a beyond-school context, in addressing societal development. The results indicated a significant contrast between teacher perceived importance and practice, and also among their perceived importance of promoting science conceptual learning and other aspects of the 4-phase model, such as addressing student motivation, promoting socio-scientific decision-making, or enabling student transference of science learning in a beyond-school, societal context. Furthermore, the research aimed to put forward a validated teaching-learning module based on the previous studies and sought opinion from science education researchers, curriculum developers and teacher educator points of view, on the value of promoting science education for societal development. The results showed that the purpose of science teaching learning was perceived to impact on three different developmental levels– student individual development (i.e. learning science conceptual knowledge, employable scientific skills, scientific values and individual attitude towards science), student social development (i.e. collaboration, cooperation, having a sense of community, argumentation, or group decision-making), and societal development (i.e. supporting society to resolve societal concerns via active, collective, and scientifically influenced engagement, promoting collective scientific attitude towards resolving socio-scientific dilemma via logical persuasion).https://www.ester.ee/record=b551454

From science to society: problem-solving towards socioscientific decision-making in chemistry

Els estudis de química no només han de servir per tenir més professionals d’aquest àmbit en el futur, sinó que han de servir perquè els estudiants adquireixin competències científiques per a la vida. Tanmateix, el valor de l’aprenentatge de la química no és evident de manera immediata i sovint pot semblar poc necessari i rellevant, especialment per a la societat. Aquest article analitza la finalitat de l’ensenyament de química i se centra en un enfocament que es basa en la seva importància per a la resolució de problemes i la presa de decisions sociocientífiques.The teaching of chemistry not only impacts on the future workforce but also enables students to be involved in gaining a range of educational competences. However, the value of learning chemistry is not immediately apparent and can often ignore the need for relevance, especially societal relevance. This article looks at the purpose of teaching chemistry and focuses on an approach that builds on relevance towards the development of problem-solving and introducing socioscientific decision-making

A model conceptualising trans-disciplinarity within school science education based on a systematic literature review

While a trans-disciplinary approach has been suggested within school science learning to facilitate the role of science education for societal development, lacking is a conceptualisation with respect to what trans-disciplinarity is, why it is needed, and how it can potentially be implemented in the classroom. In seeking to address this limitation, this study undertakes a systematically literature review of research articles published between 2011 and 2022, within the scope of trans-disciplinarity at school level science education. The five key transdisciplinary attributes are identified as – complexity, liberation, inclusion, transcendence beyond education and reflection, leading to the identification of 12 key dimensions of trans-disciplinarity. Based on this finding, a model is put forward with respect to implementing trans-disciplinarity within school level science teaching-learning, incorporating all identified dimensions as an approach towards addressing wicked problems within the society. The significance of this study lies on the conceptualisation of trans-disciplinarity in a holistic sense, so as to address a wider societal development through school science education.</p