A CURRICULUM EVALUATION ON THE NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL SCIENCE FOR TAIWAN IN TRANSITION

從Phenix的課程理論評析我國國民小學自然科學之新課程

蘇育任(WALTER YU-JEN SU)

《國民教育研究集刊》 4期 (1996/06) Pp. 61+63-80

https://doi.org/10.7038/BREE.199606_(4).0008

摘要

In this study the new view of curriculum in science originally conceived by Phenix, which considers many dimensions of science education, has been used to evaluate the curricular reform of elementary school science for Taiwan in transition. This article started in the firrst section to reflect the whole curricular reform process by critical reexaminations from societal, psychological and philosphical aspects. In the second section, to assist in the formalization and communication of the relevant knowledge of curriculum reform, the classification system (or the theory of curriculum) advanced by Phenix was used to relate the scheme to the new directions suggested in this curricular reform in Taiwan. It was further explored in the third section to find that, directed by the modernization, humanization, local relevance and internationalization, new curriculum has made much breakthrough and displayed an entirely new style in its goals, contents and methods. Finally, the researcher tried to evaluate the new school science in accordance with Phenix's curriculum theory. My personal reflections and suggestions on the new curriculum were described in the final part of this investigation. In summary, it was maintained that a total curriculum is not just a text, not just activities, it is only when practical teaching has resulted in more ideal learning outcomes that this new curriculum can be deemed to be really successfully implemented.

並列摘要

本文主旨在設法從社會學、心理學與哲學的觀點，提出研究者個人對臺灣自然科學課程改革之省思並予以綜合歸納。唯探討課程改革，牽涉因素十分繁複，必須運用一個聯貫且整全之課程理論實施課程評鑑，方有助於撰寫論文，進一步溝通相關知識。Phenix首倡之哲學理論，經Yager與Hofstein考量科學事業的各種特徵，戮力加以改進之後，今已衍化成科學課程理論之嶄新見解；本文即據之評量臺灣此次新課程的改革。過去這十多年來，臺灣在政治、經濟、社會以及文化各方面，均遭遇到前所未有之重大變化。為因應這些急劇的改變並滿足整體社會需求，社會大眾群起投注心力改革教育，促使科學教育全面進行檢討與革新。尤有進者，一項由「國際教育進步評鑑會」主辦之最新報告指出，臺灣學生對於所教過之數理科常規的歷程表現良好，卻拙於將所學知識應用在日常生活中。導致目前社會上有許多壓力，要求公民應能妥善使用科學知識。職是之故，我國中小學自然科課程乃依據下列因素，重新加以規劃設計：（一）我國科學教育之政策；（二）當前社會狀況與文化背景；（三）科學哲學之最新見解，亦即自然科學的本質與概念系統；（四）當代心理學與科學社會學的理論；以及（五）學生個人的能力、興趣和需求。本文根據Phenix之課程理論，針對我國國小自然科學的理念、指導原則、設計過程與整個教育制度，一一加以反省，最後並提出個人的建議，以供相關單位參考。