ERIC Number: ED619729
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Students' Natural Science Contest: Task Analysis in the Aspect of Knowledge and Understanding
Makarskaite-Petkeviciene, Rita
International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, Paper presented at the International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2019) (3rd, Šiauliai, Lithuania, Jun 17-20, 2019)
National contest "Lithuanian naturalist" 1st-2nd form students' team (15) performed task (from animate nature and people's living environment sphere) analysis was carried out. The attention was paid to students' natural science knowledge and understanding. The research was grounded on the attitude that this contest as a non-formal education form is an effective device because it contributes to natural science education quality in primary school: (1) develops primary school students' natural science literacy; (2) makes possibilities for teachers to reflect on their experience and proposes ideas for the education process improvement; (3) for students -- future primary school teachers -- provides a possibility to acquire new experience (task creation, conducting theoretical and practical parts of the contest, preparation of evaluation instructions, students' work evaluation). [For the full proceedings, see ED619611.]
Descriptors: Competition, Science Education, Teamwork, Knowledge Level, Natural Sciences, Informal Education, Educational Quality, Elementary School Students, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Methods, Educational Improvement, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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