Awareness of sciences curriculum in international level
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Science, together with history and geography, is part of Social, Environmental, and Scientific Education (SESE) in the Primary School Curriculum in Ireland.9 The current curriculum was officially implemented in schools in 2003–2004, following appropriate professional development for teachers in the previous school year. The science curriculum aims to help children develop basic scientific ideas and understanding about the biological and physical aspects of the world, and the processes through which they develop this knowledge and understanding. The curriculum also aims to foster positive attitudes toward science, and to encourage children to examine and appreciate how science and technology affect their lives and the environment.
The Primary School Science Curriculum is presented as four levels, each of which covers two years of primary school. Level 3, comprising third and fourth grade science, is the relevant level for fourth grade TIMSS participants. The curriculum has a skills section and a content section.
The curriculum is designed to provide students with two key types of skill—working scientifically, and designing and making—and reflects a constructivist and collaborative approach. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of starting with children’s own ideas and learning through interactions with objects and materials, and their classmates. Children “create” new knowledge and learn about scientific concepts. Working scientifically involves: