Author: Ajoy Ghosh & SurapatiPramanik
DOI Link: : https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/020100004
Abstract: Two Asian developing countries India and China are most populous country in rthe world. These two countries have notable revolutions and improvements in School Science Education (SSE) system. Several studies and data obtained from various international assessment like Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) etc. suggested that Chinese students outperformed Indian students in the international science competitions over the past few decades. This study will focus how various policy reforms from time to time was helpful for China as the forerunner of 21st century appropriate SSE standard. This comparative study uses content analysis method for analysing secondary qualitative data obtained from various authentic sources. The study will focus on the several major stengths and shortfalls of SSE regarding school science curriculum, pedagogy, examination system, teacher education system for preparing science teachers in a comparative manner. The outcome of the stude may be helpful for educational policymakers, stakeholders and school science education researchers for developing SSE system in the two countries under comparison as well as for the other deve3loping countries in the world.
Keywords: School Science Education(SSE), TIMSS and PISA Science Reports, Policy Reforms regarding SSE
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