EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA
The current educational paradigm implemented worldwide is the development of competence comprising knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This research aims to investigate the acquisition of procedural knowledge and competencies targeting this type of knowledge through the study of Biology in middle and...
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| author | Miriam KENYERES Ion ALBULESCU Irina POP-PĂCURAR |
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| description | The current educational paradigm implemented worldwide is the development of competence comprising knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This research aims to investigate the acquisition of procedural knowledge and competencies targeting this type of knowledge through the study of Biology in middle and high schools in Romania. The paper first provides a brief overview of the history and existent usage of the concepts of competence and procedural knowledge. Moreover, it describes the Romanian educational system from a diachronic perspective. Following this, a careful analysis of middle and high school Biology syllabi is conducted. Particularly, development of procedural knowledge and competencies targeting procedural knowledge in these documents is examined critically. The results of this analysis indicate that, even though syllabi mention competence and procedural knowledge, they need more concrete activity guidance and assessment to train them. Finally, an online survey targeting high school ninth-graders and first-year university students is applied and analyzed. The survey assesses the implementation of instruction based on procedural knowledge. The results reveal the need for more logistics (laboratories and instruments) provision in schools and for carrying out practical activities. A need for reconsidering Biology syllabi, educational investment, and teacher preparation is necessary to succeed in developing procedural knowledge and competencies associated with this, through the study of Biology.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2cc42d2605b4d4aadef72271e68dcfa2024-02-07T10:03:56ZengStudia Universitatis Babes-BolyaiStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia2065-94312022-12-0167210.24193/subbpsyped.2022.2.06EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIAMiriam KENYERES0Ion ALBULESCU1Irina POP-PĂCURAR2Doctoral School of Education, Reflection, Development, Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. miriam.kenyeres@ubbcluj.rorofessor, PhD, Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. ion.albulescu@ubbcluj.roAssociate Professor, PhD, Department of Science Teacher Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. irina.pop-pacurar@ubbcluj.roThe current educational paradigm implemented worldwide is the development of competence comprising knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This research aims to investigate the acquisition of procedural knowledge and competencies targeting this type of knowledge through the study of Biology in middle and high schools in Romania. The paper first provides a brief overview of the history and existent usage of the concepts of competence and procedural knowledge. Moreover, it describes the Romanian educational system from a diachronic perspective. Following this, a careful analysis of middle and high school Biology syllabi is conducted. Particularly, development of procedural knowledge and competencies targeting procedural knowledge in these documents is examined critically. The results of this analysis indicate that, even though syllabi mention competence and procedural knowledge, they need more concrete activity guidance and assessment to train them. Finally, an online survey targeting high school ninth-graders and first-year university students is applied and analyzed. The survey assesses the implementation of instruction based on procedural knowledge. The results reveal the need for more logistics (laboratories and instruments) provision in schools and for carrying out practical activities. A need for reconsidering Biology syllabi, educational investment, and teacher preparation is necessary to succeed in developing procedural knowledge and competencies associated with this, through the study of Biology. http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/3876procedural knowledge, competencies, curriculum, Biology syllabus, practical activity, competency-based education, middle school, high school. |
| spellingShingle | Miriam KENYERES Ion ALBULESCU Irina POP-PĂCURAR EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia procedural knowledge, competencies, curriculum, Biology syllabus, practical activity, competency-based education, middle school, high school. |
| title | EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA |
| title_full | EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA |
| title_fullStr | EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA |
| title_short | EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATED COMPETENCIES THROUGH STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA |
| title_sort | exploring the development of procedural knowledge and related competencies through study of biology in middle and high schools in romania |
| topic | procedural knowledge, competencies, curriculum, Biology syllabus, practical activity, competency-based education, middle school, high school. |
| url | http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/3876 |
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