DOCUMENT RESUME ED 300 236 SE 049 751 AUTHOR Riquarts, Kurt, Ed. TITLE Science Education. Science and Technology Education and the Quality of Life, Volume 1. Papers Submitted to the International Symposium on World Trends in Science and Technology 'Education (4th, Kiel, West Germany, August 4-12, 1987). INSTITUTION Kiel Univ. (West Germany). Institut fuer die Paedagogik der Naturwissenschaften. REPORT NO ISBN-3-89088-018-5 PUB DATE 87 NOTE 380p.; For volume 2, see SE 049 752, volume 3, see SF 049 753. Contains small print which may not reproduce well. AVAILABLE FROM Institute for Science Education (IPN), D-2300 Kiel 1, Olshausenstrasse 62, Federal Republic of Germany. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE XF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Career Education; Citizenship Education; College Science; *Conferences; Elementary School Science; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; *Science and Society; Science Curriculum; *Science Education; *Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Secondary School Science; Tecnnological Literacy; *Technology IDENTIFIERS *International Organization Science and Tech Educ; Science Indicators ABSTRACT This is the first of a three-volume set containing papers related to the theme of science education. In this volume, science and technology education was discussed as related to the quality of life with respect to: (1) the impact on everyday life situations; (2) decisions a responsible citizen has to make when dealing with controversial societal issues; and (3) the impact on future careers and the future products of scientific and technological research on careers. 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Kurt Riquarts (ed.) Science and Technology Education and the Quality of Life Volume 1 BEST COPYAVAILABLE IPN - Materialien IPN- Materialien Kurt Riquarts (ed.) Science and Technology Education and the Quality of Life Volume 1 Science Education Papers submitted to the 4th International Symposium on World Trends in Science and Technology Education Kiel, 4-12 August 1987 zi Institute for Science Education at Kiel University Board of Directors Karl Frey, Managing Director Horst Bayrhuber Thorsten Kapune Heinrich Stork Walter Westphal Renders Duit, Chairman Advisory c.s.ozincil ISBN 389088 0185 ©1987 Institute for Science Education (IPN) D-2300 Kiel 1, Olshausenstrasse 62 Federal Republic of Germany U V This symposium will be the fourth in a series initiated in Halifax (Canada, August 1979), continued in Nottingham (Great Britain, July 1982) and Brisbane (Australia, December 1984). This two-volume publication contains 104 papers to be presented at the 4th International Symposium on World Trends in Science and Technology Education, organized by the Institute for Science Education (IPN), Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, in cooperation with the International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) and the Pada;ogische Hochschule Kiel. As proposed by IPN and agreed on by the IOSTE commitee and the General Assembly at the Brisbane symposium the theme of the 4th symposium will be : Science and technology education and the quality of life. Science and technology education will be related to the quality of life with respect to (1) the impact on everyday life situations (2) desicions a responsible citizen has to make then dealing with (controversial) societal issues (3) the impact on future careers, and the potential impact on the (future) products of scientific and technological re- search on careers. Three working groups will deal with these areas from the point of view of (1) science education (2) technology education (3) science, technology and society (STS). According to this structure all the papers were categorized and each was assigned to (1) one of the groups (2) the content area 1-3. Obviously, this large number of papers cannot be read at the symposium. As poiLted out in the invitation the presentation of the papers will be through discussion in the working groups. Volume 1contains the papers relevant to the theme of Science Education, volume 2 those relating to Technology Education and Science-Technology-Society (STS). (.) VI On behalf of the Organizing Committee I would like to thank the participants of the two preparatory meetings heldat IPN, Kiel (October 1985 and April 1987) - Glen Aikenhead (Canada) - Geoffrey Harrison (Great Britain) - Jayshree Mehta (India) - Jacques v. irommel (Netherlands) - George I. Za'rour (Lebanon) for their valuable advice and readinessto discuss the sub- mitted and accepted papers in detail andgroup them accord- ing to the set outlines. Furthermore, the Organizing Committee would 14keto thank the following for their substantial financial support : -Institute for Science Education (IPN), Kiel -United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris -German Foundations for International Development (DSE), Bonn The symposium proceedings will be published by IPNand are to include : -plenary speeches -findings of the workshops -synopsis of the poster sessions and exhibitions -findings of the working groups -general recommendations IPN is proud to have been invited to host thissymposium and to contribute to a genuinely international occasion. Kurt Riquarts Symposium Chairman 7 VII CONTENTS ( Vol.I+II ) 1 GROUP : SCIENCE EDUCATION Vol.I 1.1 TRENDS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION 1.1.1 Developing world (session 4) Serail:11de Bajah : 1 Science education at the classroom: The challenge of our time Pamela Fraser-Abder : 10 The impact of process approach science on technology at elementary school level in a developing country Bankubihari Ganguly : 17 Impact of science education on everyday life situation Zhu Jizhou, Zhang Shihuang : 27 The development of science and technology and the reform of higher education 1.1.2 Developed world (session 5) Victor A: KUMIWOV : 36 Some inner relations of science and education in the USSR Rciand G. Lauterbach : 44 Approaching science education within the range of human dimensions 1.2 EVERYDAY LIFE 1.2.1 Educational development for science in everyday life (session 8) Division I: Indigenous science J. Manuel Gutierrez-Vazques 59 Science and technology education of illiterate adults in rural Mexico Ester B. Ogena : 69 An analysis of the impact of technological innovations on indigenous science-based beliefs and practices Jagdish Kumar Sood : 76 Science and technology education in the third world countries: Priorities and possibilities Erik W. Thulstrup : 85 Science education and the third world Division II: Health and informal science Rajammal P. Devadas : 91 Impact of science and technology education on the health status of children Jan Maarschalk 100 Informal science teaching.and scientific literacy o VIII Jane N. 4ilemwa : 107 The environment and appropriate science and technology in curriculum development in Uganda Virginia Torres Schall et al. : 115 Health education for children: The project "Ciranda da safide" 1.2.2 Improving the quality of science education (session 9) Division I: Integrated science Gerald H. Krockover : 119 Energy education in the United States: The Indiana model Ger van der Kroft : 126 Evaluation of 'Nature', an integrated science-curriculum Chandralekha Raghuwanshi : 133 Unified curriculum in science and its transaction Division II: Recent d...nr.ds Ole E. Heie : 138 Experiences in connection with teaching biotechnology in Danish schools D.J. Rossouw : 143 Assessing the needs of industry with respect to science education Carolyn Yates : 149 Correlation and prohability - components of science education for responsible citizenship ? 1.3 RESPONSIBLE CMMISHIP 1.3.1 Science for the comity (session 12) John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking : 156 Community learning exchange. A model program for the utilization of community resources Christine Kuehn : 162 Inventing and invention fairs as part of the science curriculum Xiang Suyun : 167 Out-of-school science activities in China 1.3.2 Contributions of science education to citizenship (session 13) Division I: Chemistry Graham Mulroney : 173 Technology and resources: Modern chemistry and secondary schools 5 IX Mansoor Niaz : 179 Student performance in introductory chemistry, mathematics and biology courses as a function of cognitive style, general level of intelligence, conservation of weight, control of variables, probalistic, combinatorial and proportional reasoning Raj. K. Shukla : 187 New trends of chemistry teaching at undergraduate and post-graduate levels of university education in rural colleges of India Vilin Vajgand,