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Cultural context of school science teaching and learning in the People's Republic of China

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 81 KB
Volume: 82
Category: Article
ISSN: 0097-0352
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-237x(199801)82:1<1::aid-sce1>3.0.co;2-l

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✦ Synopsis

This article reviews the educational tradition and philosophy of Confucianism, the communist ideology, the psychological characteristics of the Chinese, and the Chinese language as the cultural context of school science teaching and learning in the People's Republic of China. It also discusses some of the cultural influences on the goals of school science courses, the pressure of examinations, the roles of teachers, teachers' conceptions and styles of teaching, students' approaches to learning, and their understanding of scientific terminology.

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