A Comparative Analysis of Earth Science Curriculum Using Inquiry Methodology between Korean and the U.S. Textbooks

Autor/inn/en	Park, Mira; Park, Do-Yong; Lee, Robert E.
Titel	A Comparative Analysis of Earth Science Curriculum Using Inquiry Methodology between Korean and the U.S. Textbooks
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 5 (2009) 4, S.395-411 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Science Activities; Earth Science; Scientific Literacy; Comparative Analysis; Science Instruction; Comparative Education; Inquiry; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Curriculum Evaluation; Scientific Methodology; Thinking Skills; Foreign Countries; South Korea; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Lehrbuchtext; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Denkfähigkeit; Ausland; Korea; Republik; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to investigate in what ways the inquiry task of teaching and learning in earth science textbooks reflect the unique characteristics of earth science inquiry methodology, and how it provides students with opportunities to develop their scientific reasoning skills. This study analyzes a number of inquiry activities in both Korean and American earth science curriculums by using an analysis framework of earth science inquiry methodology. Results suggest that Earth science activities in Korean textbooks appropriately reflect comprehensive earth science methodologies and provide students with more opportunities to develop their earth scientific literacy, while the American curriculum used in the U.S. included only a small number of inquiry-based activities. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10