Packaging constructivism in a curriculum resource

Aubusson, PJ; Watson, K

Packaging constructivism in a curriculum resource

Aubusson, PJ

Watson, K

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Publisher:: Hong Kong Institute of Education
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Asia Pacific forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2003, 3 (2), pp. 1 - 25
Issue Date:: 2003-01

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dc.contributor.author	Aubusson, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6319-0695	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Watson, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Asia Pacific forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2003, 3 (2), pp. 1 - 25	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1609-4913	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12582
dc.description.abstract	This paper outlines research that assessed the effectiveness of a curriculum package combined with a professional development program in promoting constructivist science teaching. Six high school science teachers from three schools attended professional development workshops and attempted to implement a science curriculum package which included an emphasis on a constructivist approach (the 5Es) and cooperative learning. The findings suggest that teachers were the critical factor in curriculum innovation, that professional development and the curriculum package influenced implementation, and that a hierarchy of skill and knowledge acquisition is associated with constructivist teaching. In some cases, the curriculum package seemed to improve teaching and learning, in other cases good teaching and learning were hindered.	en_US
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Institute of Education	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Asia Pacific forum on Science Learning and Teaching	en_US
dc.title	Packaging constructivism in a curriculum resource	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of International Studies
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This paper outlines research that assessed the effectiveness of a curriculum package combined with a professional development program in promoting constructivist science teaching. Six high school science teachers from three schools attended professional development workshops and attempted to implement a science curriculum package which included an emphasis on a constructivist approach (the 5Es) and cooperative learning. The findings suggest that teachers were the critical factor in curriculum innovation, that professional development and the curriculum package influenced implementation, and that a hierarchy of skill and knowledge acquisition is associated with constructivist teaching. In some cases, the curriculum package seemed to improve teaching and learning, in other cases good teaching and learning were hindered.

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