Curriculum Integration in Senior High School Physics Courses: A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts

Taft, Tanya Marie

ISBN 10: 3836492075 / ISBN 13: 9783836492072

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curriculum Integration in Senior High School Physics Courses: A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3836492075
• ISBN 13: 9783836492072
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Curriculum integration has become an important theme in discussions on school reform during the past ten to fifteen years. It has been proposed that integration can help students to understand and appreciate the complexity of the world that they are living in and the relevance of their education. The purpose of this work was to examine the impact of integrating a unit in Physics 11 with history of science, language arts and social studies on the academic achievement, attendance and attitudes of high school students. A second purpose was to assess whether it is feasible to provide curriculum integration without restructuring the current high school organization. Significant gains were realized in student attendance, unit and test marks. There was a clear impact on achievement and attitudes of students through integration. Analysis of individual student writings not only demonstrated that integration had occurred, but also gave interesting insights into student learning and perceptions of science content. Interview data with participating teachers and reflections by the action teacher revealed that a simple model of integration was viable in the current school structure.

About the Author

Tanya Taft has received a BEd (1983), a BSc(1993) and an MA(2007) in Science Education from the University of Victoria, BC. She has taught high school physics and mathematics for fifteen years. Currently she is teaching at St. Andrew's Regional High School in Victoria, where she is developing a new course called "Quantum Physics and Cosmology 12".