A Comparative Analysis of PISA Scientific Literacy Framework in Finnish and Thai Science Curricula

Autor/inn/en	Sothayapetch, Pavinee; Lavonen, Jari; Juuti, Kalle
Titel	A Comparative Analysis of PISA Scientific Literacy Framework in Finnish and Thai Science Curricula
Quelle	In: Science Education International, 24 (2013) 1, S.78-97 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2077-2327
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Science Curriculum; Scientific Concepts; Science Process Skills; Content Analysis; Science Education; National Curriculum; Scientific Literacy; Elementary School Science; Knowledge Level; Competence; Cultural Differences; Comparative Education; Comparative Analysis; Finland; Thailand; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Inhaltsanalyse; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Wissensbasis; Kompetenz; Kultureller Unterschied; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Finnland
Abstract	A curriculum is a master plan that regulates teaching and learning. This paper compares Finnish and Thai primary school level science curricula to the PISA 2006 Scientific Literacy Framework. Curriculum comparison was made following the procedure of deductive content analysis. In the analysis, there were four main categories adopted from PISA framework: (1) knowledge of science (content knowledge), (2) knowledge about science, (3) competences, and (4) contexts. The analysis revealed that the Thai curriculum was more similar to the PISA framework than was the Finnish curriculum. The Thai curriculum emphasizes the scientific process and the Finnish curriculum the concepts and contexts in which these concepts meet, rather than the process. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10