Aims of education in the field of natural sciences and chemistry in the secondary school: The second part

Abstract

This paper shows and analyses aims of teaching chemistry and expected outcomes are given in the curricula of different countries: Slovenia, England, Denmark, Malta, North Carolina, Yuta, Ontario and Singapore. Existence of precisely defined aims and outcomes planned in advance and in many details are the pre condition for quality and successful form of knowledge in the frame of the teaching process. The intention of this paper is to see the essence, meaning, contents and the ways of defining aims of teaching chemistry in different curricula, and concerning this their further processing and operation until outcomes and standards. We have also seen the structure of the curricula in which they are exposed. Results of the analyses of the aims of teaching chemistry in different countries show equal, common postulates upon which teaching chemistry should be built on. They refer to the importance of the experimental work in gaining knowledge, as well as necessity of mastering concrete abilities and skills.

U radu su prikazani i analizirani ciljevi nastave hemije i očekivani ishodi dati u nastavnim programima različitih zemlja: Slovenije, Engleske, Danske, Malte, Severne Karoline, Jute, Ontarija i Singapura. Postojanje precizno definisanih ciljeva i detaljno razrađenih i realno postavljenih ishoda, preduslov su kvalitetnog i uspešnog formiranja znanja u okviru nastavnog procesa. Ovim sagledani su suština, značenje, sadržaj i način definisanja ciljeva nastave hemije u različitim programima, shodno tome i njihova dalja razrada i operacionalizacija sve do ishoda i standarda. Takođe, praćena je i struktura nastavnih programa u kojima su oni izloženi. Rezultati analize ciljeva nastave hemije u različitim zemljama pokazuju ujednačene, zajedničke postavke na kojima treba graditi nastavu hemije. One se odnose na značaj eksperimentalnog rada u sticanju znanja, kao i neophodnost ovladavanja konkretnim sposobnostima i veštinama.