One interpretation of the results on the use of teaching methods is that pupils perceive
as being positive the fact that new concepts are introduced by a teacher, an expert, who first
presents new information and then demonstrates how this information is used for solving
problems or performing tasks. Moreover, students’ experiments before and after the
teacher-delivered sequences play an essential role in learning. Nevertheless, this does not
mean that only teachers are talking, as there are also teacher-led discussions in science
classes. Apparently, it is important that explanations of the discovered phenomena are
presented and that conclusions are formulated, as well as their relevance to everyday life
being shown built on the concepts, under the guidance of an expert (Bransford et al., 2000,
p. 31). This works if the teacher has a central role in the classroom, which is also accepted
by the majority of the students. According to Simola (2005), Finnish teachers believe in
their traditional role and pupils accept their traditional position. There is also evidence, at
least at the primary school level, that traditional teacher-centred instruction seems to result
in higher academic performance than student-directed learning (Chall, 2000). Sociocultural
ideas of learning have too often focused on pupil – pupil interaction without paying
attention to the fact that the teacher plays a crucial role in acculturating pupils to the
scientific way of thinking
One interpretation of the results on the use of teaching methods is that pupils perceiveas being positive the fact that new concepts are introduced by a teacher, an expert, who firstpresents new information and then demonstrates how this information is used for solvingproblems or performing tasks. Moreover, students’ experiments before and after theteacher-delivered sequences play an essential role in learning. Nevertheless, this does notmean that only teachers are talking, as there are also teacher-led discussions in scienceclasses. Apparently, it is important that explanations of the discovered phenomena arepresented and that conclusions are formulated, as well as their relevance to everyday lifebeing shown built on the concepts, under the guidance of an expert (Bransford et al., 2000,p. 31). This works if the teacher has a central role in the classroom, which is also acceptedby the majority of the students. According to Simola (2005), Finnish teachers believe intheir traditional role and pupils accept their traditional position. There is also evidence, atleast at the primary school level, that traditional teacher-centred instruction seems to resultin higher academic performance than student-directed learning (Chall, 2000). Socioculturalideas of learning have too often focused on pupil – pupil interaction without payingattention to the fact that the teacher plays a crucial role in acculturating pupils to thescientific way of thinking
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