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KENAPA PERLU MENGAJAR

SAINS DI SEKOLAH RENDAH?



Matlamat pendidikan Sains di sekolah rendah:

To inculcate scientific literacy so that people can

make sensible decisions about science related

issues that affect their lives

To produce competent professionals in the various

scientific disciplines.



What is scientific literacy ?

Scientific literacy is the capacity to use scientificknowledge, to identify questions and to draw

evidence-based conclusions in order to understand

and helps to make decisions about natural world and

the changes made to it through human activities.



Why ?

Scientific literacy will help the population to: develop effective solutions to problems

foster intelligent respect for nature

avoid being prey to dogmatists

assess use of new technologies.



The aims of Malaysian primary science

curriculum

To develop pupils’ interest and creativity througheveryday experiences and investigations that

promote the acquisition of scientific and thinking

skills as well as the inculcation of scientific attitudes

and noble values.



How to achieve ?

The Primary Science curriculum is designed tostimulate pupils’ curiosity and develop their interest

as well as enable pupils to learn more about

themselves and the world around them through

pupil-centered activities. This will provide the pupils with experiences to build

their interest in science and opportunities to acquire

scientific and thinking skills.



Why learning scientific skills?In primary schools, pupils are learning scientific skills because:

They are the methods used by scientists in investigating and constructing answers to questions about the natural world.Through using the process skills pupils learn science in amanner similar to the way scientists conduct their

investigations. Meaningful learning takes place when pupils are using

process skills to explore the environment and to acquire and interpret information, leading to the construction of their ownknowledge.

They are not only useful in science learning but are also

applicable across disciplines and experiences and thus,useful in making personal decisions and in solving problems.

- Scientific theories and principles may be modified or replaced

when found to be inconsistent with new evidence. Unlikescientific knowledge, process skills do not become



Teaching scientific skills should be integrated into thescience content.

The science process skills need to be taught

explicitly at the initial stage and reinforced through

further practice. The skills should be introduced in progression to

match the stages of cognitive development in pupils.



How scientific skills was taught?

At level one, pupils are expected to learn basicprocess skills.

Level two pupils, the basic process skills will

continue to be reinforced and developed further

while integrated process skills are introduced.

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