Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching
 Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 2, Issue 1, Article 9 (Jun., 2001)
HSIUNG Chao-Ti and CHEN Jia Cheng
The development of primary and secondary science education in Taiwan
The development of primary and secondary science education in Taiwan*

HSIUNG Chao-Ti1 and CHEN Jia Cheng2

Department of Natural Science Education
National Taipei Teachers College
Taiwan

1Professor      2Research Student

Email:hsiung@tea.ntptc.edu.tw

*This paper will be presented on 12 July, 2001 in the Science Education Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Science Curriculum Reform as organised by the Science Department of the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
 

Abstract

This paper intends to analyze the developmental stages of primary and secondary science education in Taiwan. It gives a brief account of why science education there was not flourished until the last decades. Because of internal and external factors, the development can be divided into 3 stages while the year of 1993 is regarded as a landmark. The emphasis of subject matter to be assessed is gradually shifted from memorizing knowledge to problem solving, multiple intelligence and pluralistic assessments. The paper also discusses the recent changes in teacher education.

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