Analysis of Teaching and Learning about “Characteristics of Air” of Lao Pupils
1. Analysis of Teaching and Learning
about “Characteristics of Air” of Lao Pupils
Presentation by Houmphanh KHANTHAVY
Team Members:
1.Houmphanh KHANTHAVY
2. TAMURA Kazuyuki,
3. TERASHIMA Yukio
4. Takeshi KOZAI
Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR
Naruto University of Education, Japan
Meeting of Society of Japan Science teaching at Kobe, Nov 15, 2014
3. Overview
• Human around the world entered the 21st
century
where much more progress in science and
technology is expected.
• Science and Science Education spread around the
world, many countries are developing their science
program.
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4. General Education Policy in Lao PDR.
Education Development
referring to three characters
1) National
2) Science-Modern
3) Public
Education Development
referring to three characters
1) National
2) Science-Modern
3) Public
Ministry of Education and Sports has improved national
education system under 3 points as below
And 5 Pillars of Education
1) Moral
2) Intellect
3) Labor
4) Physical
5) Aesthetic
And 5 Pillars of Education
1) Moral
2) Intellect
3) Labor
4) Physical
5) Aesthetic
To promote teaching and
learning by Learner Centered
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2
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According to education plan such as:
1. Education for All (EFA), national plan action 2003 -2015.
2. Education Sector Developments Framework 2009-2015.
3. National Education System Reform Strategy 2006-2015.
5. Objective
• To analyze teaching and learning of
teacher with characteristics of air.
• To study relationship between learners
and teacher who do activities.
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6. Methodology
• Takes a recording of a video while teaching and
learning about characteristics of air.
• Emphasis protocol analysis and description.
– The sample around 30 students in grade 4 at the primary
education. Academic year 2013-14, Vientiane capital, Lao
PDR.
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7. Findings
The beginning of class
Teacher asks that “What are things around us that we can't see? ”
The pupils said “air,” and teacher asked other pupils to make sure if that is
correct or incorrect. All students said “Air is what we can't see.”
But teacher did not ask pupils for the reason. If teacher asked more or
emphasis on reason, pupils’ thinking might have deepened more.
That would be the best way to teach science concept to pupils.
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8. ACTIVITY 1: To test whether air has weight or not?
♥Teacher asked “What do you think about her
answer? Is it correct?” and all pupils said “It’s
correct.”
But teacher said “I think it’s incorrect.”
group 4 said “the balloons of both sides aren‘t
balanced. Because the air has weight”
♥ Teacher said “group 4’s answer is not clear, so
let’s check.”
This activity has two cases as figure (A) the balloon on
both sides are the same and (B) one side filled with air.
1) Figure (A) Why do the balloons are balanced?
2) Figure (B) Why do the balloons aren’t balanced?
(A) (B)
Example : group 2 said “the balloon on both
side are balanced, even though one balloon
has the air inside and the other balloon
doesn’t have air inside”
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9. ACTIVITY 2: To find out characteristics of air by heating.
Example : group 2 said : “when water inside a can is
hot, the balloon will be expanding, after that water gets
cold the balloon will be shrinking.”
Teacher asks “What causes shrinking and expanding?”
students said “heating and cooling”
♥ teacher said “NOT clear, Please try again.”
For group 4 said : “when air receive heat it will expand
to inflate the balloon and by cooling it will shrink and
return to a can.”
♥ Teacher said “their answer’s correct.”
This experiment was done incorrectly with water
inside and heating by candle.
But this experiment should be done with an empty
bottle as figure (A) and then put hot water outside.
This way, we can say that “the balloon expands or
shrinks only by hot air as picture (B).
(A) (B)
Hot water
empty
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10. Issues
Activity 1 and Activity 2 does not have any direct
connection concept wise.
Also, Activity 2’s method is incorrect.
Teacher does not explain why pupils are doing these 2
activities.
Pupils simply treat these as two separate things.
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11. Conclusion and Comment
Science Teaching should contain experiments that the
pupils are very interested to make them understand
about science process, and to develop students idea,
skills, ability by themselves.
Many students lack skills for experiments, such as how to record
data, analyze and report.
Teacher should be careful for setting up tools, make sure
to tell about safety for students.
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We need to improve Science Teaching in Lao PDR.We need to improve Science Teaching in Lao PDR.
