Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka

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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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CURRICULUM
EDUCATION QUALITY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SCIENCE EDUCATION
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHING METHODS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15564013/strengthening-science-education-sri-lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17973
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spelling okr-10986-179732021-04-23T14:03:35Z Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka World Bank CURRICULUM EDUCATION QUALITY LEARNING OUTCOMES SCIENCE EDUCATION SCIENTIFIC LITERACY TEACHER TRAINING TEACHING METHODS 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. 2014-04-22T18:48:52Z 2014-04-22T18:48:52Z 2011-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15564013/strengthening-science-education-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17973 English en_US South Asia human development sector;report no. 45 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic CURRICULUM
EDUCATION QUALITY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SCIENCE EDUCATION
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHING METHODS
spellingShingle CURRICULUM
EDUCATION QUALITY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SCIENCE EDUCATION
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHING METHODS
World Bank
Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
relation South Asia human development sector;report no. 45
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author World Bank
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title Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
title_short Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
title_full Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka
title_sort strengthening science education in sri lanka
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