Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32633/eb.5.2
Application active learning and teaching strategies in nature and society teaching
Ana-Marija Bahat
orcid.org/0000-0002-3133-333X
; Faculty of Teacher Education Zagreb, Department in Čakovec, Čakovec, Croatia
Žaklin Lukša
orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-9027
; Gymnasium Josipa Slavenskog Čakovec
Abstract
Active learning and the use of the strategies, methods and procedures that inspire it are the foundation of contemporary teaching. According to the proposal of the National Curriculum of the subject Nature and Society (2016), the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired in this case should enable students to understand and manage the world around them. This can be achieved through active learning and teaching, in the classroom, or outside it. In our school system, despite many facts pointing to the benefits of active learning and teaching, traditional teaching still prevails. The objectives of this paper and research were to assess to what extent classroom teachers apply strategies of active learning and teaching in Nature and Society teaching, and whether student perceptions and teachers' opinion are consistent with the actual extent of the application of active forms of learning and teaching. 116 classroom teachers from 12 schools in the Varaždin, Krapinsko-zagorska and Koprivničko-Križevačka county and 106 future teachers participated in this study. The results show that the most commonly used strategy is direct teaching, and the least widely used active learning strategy is the use of modern information and communication technology. Contrary to the teachers, students estimated that the usage of active learning strategies is actually sparser. The obtained results point to the need for a change in the educational system, which should aim to include active forms of learning and teaching in a greater extent.
Keywords
active learning and teaching strategies; Nature and Society; student-centred teaching; classroom teaching
Hrčak ID:
237761
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2019.
Visits: 2.362 *