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Strengthening Science Education in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-22T18:48:52Z
dc.date.available2014-04-22T18:48:52Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractScientific literacy is essential to stimulate an environment conducive to new knowledge generation, discovery and innovation. A quality school science education is central to building a scientifically literate population. Science education in Sri Lanka has progressed both quantitatively and qualitatively since the 1950s. Access to science education has grown steadily. This paper addresses the challenges to providing a good science education and considers pathways to the future. Policy initiatives supporting science education at present are considered. The science programme in schools is reviewed taking into account parameters such as curriculum, teaching and learning methods, learning assessments, teaching material and deployment and training of science teachers. First, learning achievements in science are assessed in the context of test scores in national assessments administered at grade eight. It is assumed that the national examinations are a suitable instrument to test learning outcomes and that at least in part reflect the quality of education.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15564013/strengthening-science-education-sri-lanka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17973
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17973
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth Asia human development sector;report no. 45
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSCIENCE EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC LITERACY
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHING METHODS
dc.titleStrengthening Science Education in Sri Lankaen
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okr.date.disclosure2011-12-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:51:54.305458Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15564013/strengthening-science-education-sri-lanka
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid569821468102546898
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20111219222416
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15564013
okr.identifier.report64527
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitEducation (SASED)
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