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Rutt, Alexis; Mumba, Frackson – Science & Education, 2019
Despite its positive impact on students' understanding of the nature of science and science content knowledge, few secondary science teachers incorporate the history of science into their instruction. This article describes the effects of an online history of science course on preservice teachers' perceptions of and content and pedagogical…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Chabalengula, Vivien M.; Mumba, Frackson – Science Education International, 2012
This paper is aimed at elucidating the current state of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) in Zambia's high school science curriculum. Therefore, we investigated Zambian teachers' conceptions of inquiry; determined inquiry levels in the national high school science curriculum materials, which include syllabi, textbooks and practical exams; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum
Mumba, Frackson; Chabalengula, Vivien Mweene; Wise, Kevin; Hunter, William J. F. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to analyze the new Zambian high school physics syllabus and practical examinations for levels of inquiry and inquiry skills. Several inquiry skills are explicitly emphasized in the introduction, aims, content objectives and assessment sections in the national high school physics syllabus. However, the syllabus is less…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Course Descriptions, Secondary School Curriculum