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ERIC Number: EJ1015827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2077-2327
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A Comparative Analysis of PISA Scientific Literacy Framework in Finnish and Thai Science Curricula
Sothayapetch, Pavinee; Lavonen, Jari; Juuti, Kalle
Science Education International, v24 n1 p78-97 Mar 2013
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.)
International Council of Associations for Science Education. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Education, Buca, Izmir 35150, Turkey. Tel: +90-532-4267927; Fax: +90-232-4204895; Web site: http://icaseonline.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland; Thailand
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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