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Download full textChabalengula, Vivien M.; Mumba, Frackson – Science Education International, 2012
This paper is aimed at elucidating the current state of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) in Zambia's high school science curriculum. Therefore, we investigated Zambian teachers' conceptions of inquiry; determined inquiry levels in the national high school science curriculum materials, which include syllabi, textbooks and practical exams; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum
Chabalengula, Vivien M.; Mumba, Frackson; Lorsbach, Tony; Moore, Cynthia – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to establish the nature and extent of scientific literacy (SL) themes coverage in Zambian national high school biology curriculum. The three data sources are biology textbooks, biology syllabi, and grade twelve national biology examination papers for a five-year period (2000-2004). These data sources were analyzed…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Validity, Biology, Scientific Literacy
Direct linkMumba, Frackson; Chabalengula, Vivien Mweene; Wise, Kevin; Hunter, William J. F. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to analyze the new Zambian high school physics syllabus and practical examinations for levels of inquiry and inquiry skills. Several inquiry skills are explicitly emphasized in the introduction, aims, content objectives and assessment sections in the national high school physics syllabus. However, the syllabus is less…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Course Descriptions, Secondary School Curriculum
