Practical Work in Biology,
Chemistry and Physics at Lower
Secondary and General Upper
Secondary Schools in Slovenia

Andrej Šorgo; Andreja Špernjak

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a

Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia

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Andrej Šorgo ¹ ^* , Andreja Špernjak ¹

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¹ University of Maribor, Maribor, SLOVENIA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Syllabi in the science subjects, biology, chemistry and physics at lower and general upper secondary school are compared in the light of their underlying philosophies, goals, objectives and recognized importance in science teaching. Even though all syllabi were prepared within the same framework, great differences among syllabi concerning practical work are evident. More importance is given to practical work in the syllabi of chemistry and physics, where it is recognized as a basic method, while in the biology syllabus the construction of concepts is valued much higher.

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curriculum
practical work
science
secondary school
syllabus

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Šorgo, A., & Špernjak, A. (2012). Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 8(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a

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Šorgo A, Špernjak A. Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2012;8(1):11-9. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a

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Šorgo A, Špernjak A. Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2012;8(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a

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Šorgo, Andrej, and Andreja Špernjak. "Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2012 8 no. 1 (2012): 11-19. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a

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Šorgo, A., and Špernjak, A. (2012). Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 8(1), pp. 11-19. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a

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Šorgo, Andrej et al. "Practical Work in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Lower Secondary and General Upper Secondary Schools in Slovenia". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 8, no. 1, 2012, pp. 11-19. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2012.813a