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JST 320
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
Term | Definition |
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SCIENCE | A way of thinking and gaining knowledge that includes: becoming aware of a problem, wondering why, proposing ideas and explanations, finding out through experimentation and observation and sharing results. |
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY | An approach to identify and solve problems based on logic, rather on the memorisation of facts. |
DISCOVERY APPROACH | A teaching strategy that encourages children to find answers and information related to their interests and questions. |
DIVERGENT QUESTIONS | An approach to questioning that is open-ended and used to generate several ideas to solve a problem. |
INQUIRY | The process of studying and developing knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas and natural world. We do this by observing, questioning, investigating, analysing and predicting |
LOGICO-MATHEMATICAL | Knowledge that is gained when the learner creates relationships among knowledge materials. |