Professional paper

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE CURRICULUM FOR THE SUBJECT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN THE NINE-YEAR PRIMARY SCHOOL

Vlasta Hus ; Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract

The primary school reform in Slovenia (1998) lead to some substantial changes among others also in the subject of Natural and Social Sciences.These happened at both the conceptual and the didactic level. The subject was renamed Natural and Social Sciences about Environmental Studies. By comparatively analyzing the syllabuses for Natural and Social Sciences and Environmental Studies, using the main elements of curriculum as the criteria, we found differences between them in many aspects like teaching aims, contents, teaching forms or interactions and in evaluation (assessment).

Keywords

primary school; Environmental studies; curriculum

Hrčak ID:

21840

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/21840

Publication date:

20.3.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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