Out-of-School Activities Related to Science and Technology

Artificial and natural environments constitute an extensive educational resource in whose framework the basic experiences that contribute to the development process of human beings occur. These experiences are the source of previous knowledge that students bring to school and that are key for bu...

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Päätekijät: Vázquez Alonso, Ángel, Manassero Mas, María Antonia
Aineistotyyppi: Online
Kieli:spa
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Julkaistu: REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE). 2007
Linkit:https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/156
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Yhteenveto:Artificial and natural environments constitute an extensive educational resource in whose framework the basic experiences that contribute to the development process of human beings occur. These experiences are the source of previous knowledge that students bring to school and that are key for building scientific school learning. This article reports the results of a study that addresses out-of-school experiences related to science and technology, through the application of an inventory list to a sample of students who were in their last year of compulsory education. The results show a relatively low overall frequency of experiences, characterized by some qualitative and quantitative differences according to a few grouping variables such as gender, the choice of an elective science subject, and different scientific topics and disciplines. In spite of its importance for learning, the school curriculum often ignores students’ previous experiences. Finally, we discuss the relevance of these results for developing a more equitable science and technology curriculum, from a perspective of a universal, humanistic science education.