Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
Scientific literacy is essential to stimulate an environment conducive to new knowledge generation, discovery and innovation. A quality school science education is central to building a scientifically literate population. Science education in Sri L...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15564013/strengthening-science-education-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17973 |
| Summary: | Scientific literacy is essential to
stimulate an environment conducive to new knowledge
generation, discovery and innovation. A quality school
science education is central to building a scientifically
literate population. Science education in Sri Lanka has
progressed both quantitatively and qualitatively since the
1950s. Access to science education has grown steadily. This
paper addresses the challenges to providing a good science
education and considers pathways to the future. Policy
initiatives supporting science education at present are
considered. The science programme in schools is reviewed
taking into account parameters such as curriculum, teaching
and learning methods, learning assessments, teaching
material and deployment and training of science teachers.
First, learning achievements in science are assessed in the
context of test scores in national assessments administered
at grade eight. It is assumed that the national examinations
are a suitable instrument to test learning outcomes and that
at least in part reflect the quality of education. |
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