SCIENCE EDUCATION AS PROBLEMATIC AREA IN MODERN EDUCATION
Journal: Journal of Baltic Science Education (Vol.6, No. 3)Publication Date: 2007-12-22
Authors : Uladzimir Slabin;
Page : 4-4
Keywords : virtual worlds; science education;
Abstract
The international scope of everything we do has exponentially increased over the last two decades. From the products we consume to the jobs we hold, and the stores in which we shop – almost all aspects of our lives have an international connection. And this is the case within science education.
Situation with science education grows problematic worldwide, and it urges in both developing and leading industrialized countries. E.g., recent (2006) scores from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) illustrate it well: the test administered to students in 30 industrialized countries revealed that U.S. students continue to fall behind their peers in math and science. Students from Hong Kong followed Finland's 15-year-old and Canada performed the best on the science portion of the test. Students in Finland, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, and Hong Kong were the best performers in Math.
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