Abstract
The rapid rate of change in the world has created the need for new skills required to deal with the demands facing citizens in the future. As a result, the education system is currently facing a daunting challenge in the area of science education - namely, to develop curiosity in the student, and willingness to research and examine issues related to science and technology in a critical fashion, including those that regard their social and environmental repercussions. The thrust of the current reform in training of teacher or in science education throughout the world is to change from a traditional algorithmic instruction to one that fosters higher-order cognition skills (HOCS). The development of HOCS in students (Zoller, 1993) includes the application of concepts from scientific fields of knowledge of real interdisciplinary life issues within a Science Technology Environment and Society context (Zoller and Scholtz, 2004).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Developing Transformative Spaces in Higher Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | Learning to Transgress |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 119-137 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351725149 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138742307 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Sue Jackson.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences