Nature of chemistry in the national frame curricula for upper secondary education in Finland, Norway and Sweden


Autoria(s): Vesterinen, Veli-Matti; Aksela, Maija; Sundberg, Markku R.
Contribuinte(s)

University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry

University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry

University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry

Data(s)

2009

Resumo

The aim of this study was to discover how current chemistry syllabi in the frame curricula for up- per secondary education in three Nordic countries (Finland, Norway, and Sweden) take into account topics related to the nature of chemistry. By qualitative content analysis, the statements related to the nature of chemistry were divided into categories. Conclusions and implications for improving the frame curricula under study were made by comparing results with research into the nature of science. Chemistry syllabi from the Nordic frame curricula analyzed take into account the aims related to the nature of chemistry in a very similar manner. The ideas that should be made more explicit in all of the analyzed curricula are: i) the limits of the chemical models and theories, ii) the relationship between chemistry and other natural sciences, iii) the importance of creativity in chemical research, iv) the concepts of evidence in science texts, v) the social nature of chemical research, and vi) chemistry as a technological practice.

Formato

13

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10138/28561

1504-4556

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Naturfagsenteret

Relação

NorDina : Nordisk tidsskrift i naturfagdidaktikk

Fonte

Vesterinen , V-M , Aksela , M & Sundberg , M R 2009 , ' Nature of chemistry in the national frame curricula for upper secondary education in Finland, Norway and Sweden ' NorDina : Nordisk tidsskrift i naturfagdidaktikk , vol 5 , no. 2 , pp. 200-212 .

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Tipo

A1 Refereed journal article

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