Only 31% of teachers who believe in science education in their country are suitable for the future: Oxford University survey

New Delhi: Only 31 percent of science teachers from 22 countries and regions around the world believe that science education in their country is suitable for the future, according to a survey by the University of Oxford Press.
However, according to the survey of the “Evolution of Science Education”, 66 percent of teachers, believes that science education today allows students to become citizens who are literate and actively scientifically.
Happy! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see the results of the survey see the participation of 398 teachers from 22 countries and regions with most respondents from the UK (44 percent) and India (19 percent).
“The study of science helps encourage curiosity in the young mind and makes them think about the solution to challenges in everyday life.
The relevance in the world suffering from only growing pandemics.
It is important to feel what science teachers feel about how they are subjects.
It is necessary to evolve, “said Sivaramakrishnan Venkateswaran, Managing Director – University of Oxford Press India.
“We are pleased with the strong participation of Science teachers from India in our survey and their belief that the curriculum currently helps students to become citizens who are literate and actively scientifically,” he added.
Venkateswaran said that this research was carried out together with OUP involvement in developing a scape for the International Assessment Program (Pisa) 2025 and the teacher was asked to recommend ways in which the science curriculum can evolve to remain relevant to the world today, and it’s tomorrow.
Recommendations conducted by teachers including that science education must continue to prioritize practical skills through experiments in classrooms and content must be updated and prepare students for the future.
“There is a need for a greater relationship between science being taught in class and what happens in the world outside.
The teacher asks for a re-balancing test – far from the current focus on knowledge, to assess the application of science.
“Covid-19 undoubtedly has an impact on the teaching of science last year, especially limiting practical experiments in the class, but paper highlights many other problems that have been brought by pandemics and need to be resolved,” said report survey.
The surveyed teacher believes that the core objective of science education must be the inspiration of students to engage with science, teach underlying scientific concepts, teaching skills to enable effective experiments, and help students to achieve various desired results through science.
“To ensure science education evolved and remains relevant in the future, teachers believe there will be more focus on climate change and handle fake news and adapt faster to technological and community changes,” said the report.
At least 15 percent of respondents from India strongly agree that the curriculum adequately prepares students for the challenges they will face in the world, against six percent in Hong Kong and five percent in the UK.
Furthermore, 80 percent of respondents from India agreed that the science curriculum taught in school allowed students to become citizens who were literate and actively scientifically, opposed 59 percent in the UK and 67 percent in Hong Kong.
Of the 398 teachers who responded in the report, 74 came from India.
Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, and Special Advisers concerning Education Policy to Secretary General in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), “I always enjoy hearing the teacher’s view of the future of education and welcoming this report.
The scientific challenges last year with a pandemic And signs of growing climate change means that there is never a more important time to focus on science, empower students to develop in a changing world “.