Practical work in the sixth form

Newton, Douglas P.

doi:10.1088/0031-9120/14/2/304

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“…Practical activities have long played an integral role in secondary science in industrialized countries, and in particular, in secondary school physics (Hofstein & Lunetta, 1982;Newton, 1979;White, 1979). It has been widely accepted that science curricula at the secondary level should contain significant amounts of practical activities and that provision of the necessary resources is entirely justified.…”

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Teacher training reforms in Indonesian secondary science: The importance of practical work in physics

Thair¹,

Treagust²

1999

J. Res. Sci. Teach.

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Science teaching in Indonesia has undergone major reforms since independence. We examine the role of practical activities in secondary science from an international perspective and contrast this to a developing country perspective, identifying a number of constraints limiting the implementation of practical work. In examining major curriculum and teacher training reforms in Indonesia, continuing influences on science education from industrialized countries are acknowledged; however, unlike many other developing countries, Indonesia has essentially implemented curriculum and teacher training reforms using a pool of overseas trained senior teachers and locally trained personnel. A number of research studies on physics practical work in Indonesia are described, and the benefits and constraints of implementing practical work in physics classrooms are discussed.

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confidence: 99%