The effectiveness of developing science curriculum content according to the next generation of science standards in developing problem-solving skills for fourth grade students in Egypt

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Department of curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Al-Azhar University

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This research aimed to develop the content of the science curriculum for the fourth-grade primary students in the light of the next generation of science standards, and to reveal its effectiveness in enhancing their problem-solving skills. To meet this end, the researcher made use of the experimental method, The research instrument included a problem-solving skills scale to a sample consisting of (78) male and female students enrolled in the fourth-grade primary school. The participants were selected randomly and were assigned into two groups, one of which was a control (totaling 38 students), and the experimental (totaling 40 students). The results of the research indicated the effectiveness of the developed science curriculum content in developing problem-solving skills among fourth-grade primary students. There was a statistically significant differences at (0.01) in favor of the experimental group students in the post administration of the problem-solving skills scale. In light of the results attained, the research recommended developing standards for the content of science curricula for all science fields of all stages of pre-university education in Egypt in accordance with contemporary international standards for science education, in addition to including scientific and engineering practices and inter-concepts with science curriculum content standards for all levels of pre-university education.
 

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