中西科学教育的比较及其启示

A Comparative Study on Science Education in China and the Western Countries

我国科技协会2010年公众科学素养调查结果显示,公民的科学素养远远低于美国、加拿大等西方国家。本文通过对中西科学教育的比较分析,发现中西科学教育在科学本质理解、科学教育目标和内容、科学教育方法等方面存在差异。因此,在当前教育全球化这一大背景下,我国科学教育的改革与发展必须要借鉴、吸取西方发达国家的先进理念,以提高我国公众的科学素养为旨归。

The result of the public scientific literacy by Chinese Science and Technology Association shows that the public scientific literacy of China is much lower than that of the western countries such as America and Canada in 2010.The thesis via comparative analysis on science education between China and western countries,found that there are some differences in the understanding of science essences,aims and contents of science education,methods of science education.Therefore,under the background of education globalization,China＇s science education must take examples and absorb the advanced ideas from the western in order to improve the public scientific literacy.