by Cheung Kai Yin. / Year shown on spine: 1997. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-149). / by Cheung Kai Yin. / Chapter Chapter One : --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background to the study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The purpose of the study --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter Two : --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- History of science education reform in western countries --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- In the early part of the twentieth century --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Golden age of science education in the 1950's and 196´0ةs --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Scientific literacy and STS movement --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Junior secondary science education in Hong Kong --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- The period of General science --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- The introduction and implementation of the first version of Integrated Science (I. S.) --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- The period of the second version of I.S. course --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Importance of social relevance --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4 --- STS teaching --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Goals of STS teaching --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Characteristics of STS teaching --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Recent development of STS movement --- p.24 / Chapter 2.5 --- Social relevance and STS teaching --- p.27 / Chapter 2.6 --- Textbook analysis --- p.28 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Use of textbooks --- p.28 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Role of textbooks --- p.29 / Chapter 2.6.3 --- Ways of writing textbooks --- p.31 / Chapter 2.6.4 --- Limitations of textbooks --- p.32 / Chapter 2.6.5 --- Textbook reviews for social relevance --- p.34 / Chapter 2.6.6 --- Analytical frameworks for social relevance --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter Three : --- Research Design --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1 --- Research questions --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2 --- Textbook analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Content analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Sampling --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Check lists for content analysis --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Analytical procedures to identify socially relevant contents --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Data collection --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Data analysis --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3 --- Interview --- p.55 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Core questions --- p.55 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Data collection and treatment --- p.58 / Chapter 3.4 --- Validity and reliability --- p.58 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Validity --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Reliability --- p.59 / Chapter Chapter Four : --- Data and Analysis --- p.62 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2 --- Textbook analysis --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Social relevance of textbooks' contents in the period of General Science --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Social relevance of textbooks' contents in the period of the first version of I .S. course --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Social relevance of textbooks' contents in the period of the second version of I.S. course --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Comparison of socially relevant contents among textbooks within each stage of development --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Comparison of socially relevant contents among textbooks across different stages of development --- p.101 / Chapter 4.3 --- Interview --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Contents of interview and teachers' attitudes towards socially relevant contents --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Opinions about the role of socially relevant contents --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Opinions about the adequacy of the socially relevant contents in present textbooks --- p.120 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Opinions about difficulties in increasing the socially relevant contents in future --- p.121 / Chapter Chapter Five : --- Conclusions and Implication --- p.123 / Chapter 5.1 --- Responses to research questions --- p.123 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Socially relevant contents in textbooks --- p.123 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Difference in the inclusion of socially relevant contents among textbooks within each stage of development --- p.128 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Difference in the inclusion of socially relevant contents among textbooks across three stages of development --- p.130 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Future development of textbooks --- p.132 / Chapter 5.2 --- Limitations of the study and further inquiry --- p.137 / Chapter 5.3 --- Implications --- p.141 / Bibliography --- p.144 / Appendix --- p.150 / Appendix A : Characteristics of a scientifically literate person --- p.151 / Appendix B : Junior secondary science textbooks survey --- p.153 / Appendix C : Science issues survey --- p.157 / Appendix D : Socially relevant topics and desired learning outcomes --- p.162 / Appendix E : Typical pages of textbooks --- p.166
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322677 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Kai Yin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Education. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vii, 72 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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