Science education is based on imparting basic scientific knowledge, relying on quality education, experiencing scientific thinking methods and scientific inquiry methods, cultivating scientific spirit and attitude, establishing a complete view of scientific knowledge and values, and cultivating the basic ability of scientific research and application of science and technology.
Connotation of science education
What is its connotation and what is it? "Science?" The understanding of connotation is closely related. This change can be seen from the development history of science education. /kloc-In the middle of the 0/9th century, what knowledge is the most valuable by Spencer, a British philosopher and sociologist, highlighted the value of scientific knowledge, and systematically expounded his thoughts on scientific education for the first time. At the same time, the famous scientist Huxley also sharply criticized the traditional classical education and emphasized the education of scientific knowledge. From this period on, science education mainly emphasized? "knowledge system?" And then what? "Productivity factor?" Connotation.
The goal of science education to promote social development is to promote social progress by cultivating scientific and technological talents and developing science and technology. China proposed it? "rejuvenating the country through science and education?" Is a typical example. The goal of science education to promote social development also develops with social practice and gradual understanding of the nature of science, which is a process of constant reflection and progress. This kind of reflection and progress is manifested in many aspects.
The goal of science education
First of all, people initially regarded science and technology as a tool to satisfy human society's conquest and transformation of nature, and the whole society advocated scientific knowledge. "Knowledge is power?" Become the banner of modern science education. Later, people gradually discovered the negative effects brought by science and technology, and put forward? "Technology is a double-edged sword?" Up to now, I have begun to rethink the changes that science has brought to mankind. Based on respecting nature and protecting human living environment, I put forward? "The concept of sustainable development?" .
Secondly, it is manifested in the development process from only taking science and technology as a means to develop material civilization, deifying science, causing the crisis of faith and money worship, to criticizing scientism, tapping the humanistic spirit in science, and then advocating the combination of scientific spirit and humanistic spirit in science education.
Third, it shows the development trend from elite science education of a few people to mass science education, and then to the combination of mass education and elite education.
Finally, it is manifested in the field of science and culture, from the hegemony of modern western scientific and cultural traditions to the criticism of modern science by postmodernism, and then to the concept of pluralistic scientific and cultural education.
The relationship between science education and human and social development is the basic problem of science education. The relationship and relative position between ontological goal and external goal have different states in different historical periods and different cultural backgrounds, and the goal of science education fluctuates between humanistic orientation and social orientation. Many times, the two goals are unified and in a balanced level, and often appear together in national education documents.
But sometimes, one of the goals will stand out. Like contemporary? "Scientific literacy?" There is no doubt that it is the main theme of science education, especially in China. There are two main reasons. One is that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, too much emphasis has been placed on social goals and not enough attention has been paid to students' development goals. Another reason is that in recent years, the global survey of citizens' scientific literacy shows that China citizens' scientific literacy is low.
It is right to emphasize scientific literacy, but the social function of science education cannot be ignored. What is the reform of science education in China? "rejuvenating the country through science and education?" Only under China's national policy did he whip his horse.