Selected objectives for junior high school science teachers

Abstract

Scope of Study: The new developments in the scientific fields present a challenge to the teacher. He must meet the challenge by better preparing himself in order to improve the quality of instruction given to our youth. The purpose of this study is to suggest certain objectives for a desirable junior high-school science program and to show how the attainment of these objectives will help to satisfy the needs of the students for more effective living in the world of today. Materials used were recent publications dealing with general education of the junior high-school child, state courses of study and teaching science, and educational periodicals.

Findings and Conclusions: Many times the junior high-school age child experiences failure because he cannot reach adult standards in his awkward adolescence. The junior high-school science program can be an important factor in the general education of the pre-adolescent child and will aid in meeting his everyday needs if the program is based upon the characteristics and needs of that particular child. The use of the scientific method of problem solving will give the student an operational approach in solving, not only problems in science, but problems in his overall development. Learning experiences in science can be planned so that each student has the opportunity to progress according to his abilities.