Scientific process skills: A study on primary and junior secondary teachers in Hong Kong

Scientific process skills: A study on primary and junior secondary teachers in Hong Kong

• Chan, M. T.

1999

International Conference on Teacher Education (1999: Hong Kong Institute of Education)

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • ME Teachers' Responsibility, Professionalism & Discipline
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GD Science & Technology
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GJ Interdisciplinary

Teacher Education Scientific Process Skills

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

The author reports the results of a questionnaire survey study on 100 junior secondary science teachers and 200 primary General Studies teachers, of which reveal teachers' self-evaluation on the their scientific process skills. The author posits that the implementation of General Studies might have a negative effect on science education, because most teachers did not have sufficient science background knowledge to teach.

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/9b41fe2c

2010-09-22