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    UNIVERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA

    PAGADIAN BRANCH, INC.


    Zone 4, Airport Rd., Brgy Tiguma Pagadian City
    Tel No: 215-4206

    SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

    The Philippines is trying its best to improve the state of science education
    in the country. One of the strategies is to establish science schools that will
    encourage students to pursue their careers in science and technology and
    nurture their gifted potentials.

    Science education focuses on teaching, learning, and understanding


    science. Teaching science involves exploring pedagogical theories and models in
    helping teachers teach scientific concepts and processes effectively. Learning
    science includes both pedagogy and helping students understand and love
    science. Understanding science implies developing and applying science
    process skills and using science literacy in understanding the natural world and
    activities in everyday life.

    John Dewey argued that “education and learning are social and interactive
    processes, and thus school itself is a social institution through which social
    reform can and should take place. In addition, he believed that students thrive in
    an environment where they are allowed to experience and interact with the
    curriculum, and all students should have the opportunity to take part in their own
    learning.” (Talebi, 2015)

    Science education in basic science helps students learn important


    concepts and facts that are related to everyday life (Carale & Campo, 2003;
    Meador, 2005; Worth & Grollman, 2003); includes important skills such as
    process skills, critical thinking skills, and life skills that are needed in coping up
    with daily life activities (Chaille & Britain, 2002); develops positive attitude such
    as the love for knowledge, passion for innovative things, curiosity to study about
    nature and creativity (Lind, 1997), and develops a strong foundation for studying
    science and for considering science-related careers in the future.

    On the other hand, science education in tertiary education deals with


    developing students’ understanding and appreciation of science ideas and
    scientific works and focuses on the preparation of science teachers, scientists,
    engineers, and other professionals in various science-related fields such as
    engineering, agriculture, medicine, and health sciences. In addition to major
    courses, this is also done through offering basic science courses in the General
    Education curriculum.

    In the field of science education, several science-related programs and


    projects were created to develop scientific literacy. These include:

    1. Special science classes


    2. Special science elementary schools
    3. Philippine Science High School System
    4. STEM track of the K-12 educational system
    5. PICARI project
    6. Offering basic science courses in the General Education
    curriculum

    Science Schools in the Philippines

    PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEMS (PSHSS)

    VISION: We are the leading science high school in the Asia Pacific
    Region preparing our scholars to become globally competitive Filipino
    scientists equipped with 21st century skills and imbued with the core
    values of truth, excellence, and service to nation.

    MISSION: The Philippine Science High School, operating under one


    System of Governance and Management, provides scholarship to students
    with high aptitude in science and mathematics.

    The PSHS System offers an education that is humanistic in spirit,


    global in perspective, and in orientation. It is based on a curriculum that
    emphasizes science and mathematics and the development of well-
    rounded individuals.

    The PSHS System prepares its students for careers in Science and
    Technology and contributes to nation-building by helping the country
    attain a critical mass of professionals and leaders in Science and
    Technology. It is a government program for gifted students in the
    Philippines. It is the service institute of the DOST whose mandate is to offer
    free scholarship basis for the secondary courses with an emphasis on
    subjects pertaining to the sciences, with the end-view of preparing its
    students for a science career (Republic Act No. 3661)

    PSHSS students have proven to be a beacon of excellence, courage,


    and hope for the country. They have brought honor to the Philippines
    through their exemplary achievements in various international
    competitions and research circles.

    Graduates of PSHSS were expected to pursue degrees in science


    and technology at various colleges and universities locally or abroad.

    SPECIAL SCIENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (SSES) PROJECT

    MISSION: To provide a learning environment to science inclined children


    through a special curriculum that recognizes multiple intelligences and is geared
    towards the development of God-loving, nationalistic, creative, ecologically
    aware, scientifically and technologically oriented and skilled individuals who are
    empowered through lifelong learning skills.

    It is in pursuance to DepEd Order No. 73 s. 2008, and DepEd Order No. 51 s.


    2010. It started in June, SY 2007-2008: Batch I with 57 identified elementary
    school. Another 3 schools in Region V were included since its inception. In SY
    2011-2012, the program was again expanded for Batch 3; additional 5 schools in
    Region V were included The
    SSES Project aims to develop Filipino children equipped with scientific and
    technological knowledge, skills, and values. The SSES utilizes Science
    curriculum that will provide for the development of lifelong learning skills and
    foster the holistic development of the child. The subject Science& Health is
    taught starting in Grade1 and provides longer instruction time in Science. In
    Grades I-III, 70 minutes and for Grades IV-VI, 80 minutes. The Curriculum also
    utilizes varied teaching approaches/strategies to address the multiple
    intelligences, learning styles and needs of the learners.

    QUEZON CITY REGIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

    Established on September 17, 1967, it was originally named Quezon City


    Science High School. It was appointed as the Regional Science High School for
    the National Capital Region since 1998. The focus of the curriculum is on science
    and technology. The school envisions to serve as a venue in providing maximum
    opportunities for science-gifted students to develop spirit of inquiry and
    creativity. The school is well-supported by the Local Government Unit and by the
    Parents and Teachers Association (PTA). The school is under the Department of
    Education.

    MANILA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

    MISSION: To provide relevant and quality education through its Special


    Science Curriculum, its empowered school manager and staff, its committed,
    dedicated and well-trained learning facilitators and support personnel and its
    linkages with various publics for the development of active, productive, morally
    upright and development-oriented Filipinos.

    VISION: A nerve center of excellence that enables healthy life-long learners


    with strong moral, social, cultural and technological foundation to actively
    participate in the development of a strong republic.

    It was established on October 1, 1963 as the Manila Science High School


    (MSHS). It was also the first science high school in the Philippines. The
    curriculum of the school puts more emphasis on science and mathematics. It
    aims to produce scientists with souls. In order to do this, humanities courses and
    other electives are included in their curriculum.

    The school administers an entrance exam, the Manila Science High School
    Admission Test (MSAT), for students who wish to enroll. The MSAT has five
    parts: aptitude in science, aptitude test in mathematics, problem-solving test in
    science, problem-solving test in mathematics, and proficiency in English.

    CENTRAL VISAYAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION

    MISSION: As the educational arm of the Central Visayan Institute


    Foundation, the High School Department shall endeavor to equip each student
    with the necessary skills for future work and further studies. It shall develop and
    protect each individual's talents and innate creativity, and guide each one
    towards the path of fullest realization of potential and creative abilities. It shall
    instill in the youth a spirit of service to country and love of God, above all.
    It is the home and pioneer of the prominent school-based innovation
    known as the Dynamic Learning Program (DLP), which is a synthesis of classical
    and modern pedagogical theories adapted to foster the highest level of learning,
    creativity, and productivity.

    It takes pride in its Research Center for Theoretical Physics (RCTP)


    established in 1992, which organizes small international workshops to foster the
    informal but intense exchange of ideas and perspectives on outstanding
    problems in physics and mathematics.

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