ACS301
Assessment Modes and
Resource Management
in Primary Science
Introduction to
the Science Learning Cycle
(the 5E Model)
Friday 15 January 2010, 1230 – 1430 h
An Introduction to the Science Learning Cycle (the 5E Model)
Agenda for this session
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
2. Objectives of this session
3. What is Science Inquiry?
4. Approaches to Science Inquiry
5. The 5E Learning model
6. Applications of the 5E model in primary science
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
So…
… what is all these talk about…
?
Anyone…?
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
Scientific inquiry is defined as
“…the activities and processes which scientists and
students engage in to study the natural and physical
world around us.” (MOE, 2008, p.11)
Your students are expected to…
1. ask questions w.r.t. daily life, society & environment
2. collect and use evidences
3. formulate and communicate explanations
Demonstration
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
MOE, 2008, p.11-12
Please refer to the handout given.
Use all or several of the
essential features of
science as inquiry in your
lessons…
Structure your approach
towards the left of the
table…GRADUALLY (to
meet the needs of your
students)
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
Inquiry lessons are to involve…
1.hands-on learning, from concrete to abstract
2.situate learning in realistic (authentic) contexts
… so design learning activities that require active
engagements of students to DO something that
relates to their REAL LIFE experiences…
1. Requirements of the Primary Science Curriculum
MOE, 2008, p.15. Read also the misconceptions on science inquiry lessons
2. Objectives of this session
Now that you are aware of the MOE’s
requirements… let’s look at what else we can do…
1. Is science inquiry really that difficult & scary??
2. What are the known approaches of science inquiry?
3. The 5E Learning model…one possible approach.
4. What others have done using the 5E model…
5. What I can try (to do or to find out) with students
3. What is Science Inquiry?
Is science inquiry really that difficult & scary??
List your concerns here:
How we can overcome:
4. Approaches to Science Inquiry
Three possible approaches…
1.The generative learning model (Osbourne &
Freyberg, 1985)
2.The interactive model (Faire & Cosgrove, 1988)
3.The 5E model (Australian Academy Science,
1994; 2005).
Dawson, V. & Venville, G. (2007). The art of teaching primary science. Crows Nest,
NSW: Allen & Unwin.
4. Approaches to Science Inquiry
1. The generative learning model (Osbourne &
Freyberg, 1985)
4. Approaches to Science Inquiry
2. The interactive model (Faire & Cosgrove, 1988)
4. Approaches to Science Inquiry
3. The 5E model
(Australian Academy Science, 1994; 2005)
Origins of BSCS 5E Instructional Model
• Traced back to early 20th century
• Begins with the works of Johann Herbart on
philosophy and psychology
• Psychology of learning can be synthesized into an
instructional model based on students’ current
knowledge and their new ideas
- connections between prior knowledge and new
knowledge form ideas
• Teacher explains ideas that students did not discover
• Teacher provides opportunities for students to
demonstrate their understanding
Who developed the 5E Model?
• Developed by the Biological Science Curriculum
Study (BSCS)
• Led by Principal Investigator Rodger Bybee, who
developed the model for constructivism
• The team then called the model “Five Es”
• Other models have been adapted from this model
including 6E and 7E models
The 5E Learning model
The BSCS, 5E Model for Inquiry-based Learning (Bybee, 2002)
Effectiveness of 5E Model
• Rests on foundation of contemporary research on
student learning
• Expose students to a subject domain that arise
naturally in problem situations
• Activities are structured in a way that students are
able to explore, explain, extend and evaluate their
progress
• Ideas are best explained when students see a need
or a reason for their use
- see relevant uses of their knowledge to make sense
of what they are learning
Effectiveness of 5E Model
Goal
Support Reported
in America’s Lab
Report (NRC, 2006)
Learning
Cycle (Other)
BSCS 5E
Instructional
Model*
Mastery of
Subject Matter
Is no better or worse
than other modes of
instruction
Has strong evidence of
increased
mastery compared with
other modes of
instruction
Has strong evidence of
increased
mastery compared with
other modes of
instruction
Scientific
Reasoning
Aids the
development of
some aspects
Has adequate
evidence of the
development
of more -sophisticated
aspects
Shows some
evidence of the
development
of more-sophisticated
aspects
Understanding of
the Nature of
Science
Shows little
improvement
Has inadequate
evidence
Has inadequate
evidence
Interest in
Science
Shows some
evidence of
increased interest
Has greater
evidence of
increased
interest
Has greater
evidence of
increased
interest
Applications of 5E Model
• State science frameworks
- outline science expectations for student
achievement in science
- include content standard and benchmarks
- assessment, models of instructions, professional
development, role of technology
• Institutes of higher education—general courses,
teacher education
• Curriculum (e.g. textbooks, units, modules)
• Specific lesson plans
• Informal education (e.g., museums, media)
• Professional development opportunities
• Non-science disciplines
6.
Applications of the 5E model in primary science
Classroom Case Studies
-Teaching Science as Inquiry
Based on Classroom 1 to 6, briefly describe the case
scenario and identify if inquiry is used as a teaching
tool in the classroom. Why?
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
THANK YOU!