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The changing purpose of science education

Professor Russell Tytler doing a presentation.

Professor Russell Tytler (Deakin University) highlighted the changing purpose of science education, outlining debates around explicit teaching and inquiry learning and how they relate to curriculum design.

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“We should be really wanting to educate students so that they see themselves as interested and as curious and as engaged with science so that it becomes consistent with their own view of themselves.”Professor Russell Tytler, Deakin University

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Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 18 December 2024Size: 8.84 MB
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