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INTRODUCTION :-
The Present age is characterized by a great progress in scientific
method as well as modem technology in all fields especially science
Daily life has been affected by this progress and this necessitates
the spread of science and simplifying it for learners in order to be able
to face individual and social problem.
In this sense, learners in their various educational stages have to
be provided by knowladge, skills and attitudes necessary for preparing
them as citizen living in the age of Science.
This is so significant particularly for students of final
educational stages. Whose chances of continuing education become
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,,’Hence, Students should be aware’ of the role of Science in
.developing them as persons as well as their society. Students also ./’
,// should recognize their role in maintaining the environmental
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Students , again, should be aware of infectious diseases as well
as faulty behaviors; hence, the importance of simplifying science and
spreading it among individuals for realizing what is called scientific
literacy which is now a main objective of the teaching of science.
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THE PROBLEMS OF THE STUDY :-
The problem of the present study can’ be stated in the following
questions:
1- What are the most important scientific topics through which some
elements of scientific literacy can be developed in pupils of
vocational prep schools?
2- To What extent does the contentof the science coursebooks of the
. vocational prep school include these topics? . .
3- What is the effectiveness of a science unit intended to develop .
xome dements of scientific literacy in pupils of second year
\ ocational prep school?
PROCEDURE Of THE STUDY :-
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To fullfil the present study , the researcher followed these steps: .
1- Reviewing the literature related to:
a) the concept of scientific literacy ,
b) the elements of scientific literacy,
c) the role of the science coursebooks in developing scientific
literacy.
d) some projects that concerned itself with developing scientific
Iiteracv.
e) vocational prep pupils’ needs and characteristics .
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Preparing a list of the most important scientific topics that can
dc\ clop some clements of scientific Iiteracy in vocational prep
pupils.
.. ,\nal\’;ing the content of the science coursebooks of the three
gradc) or \ ocauonal prep so as to indicate the extent to which the
topics are available ’.
-t- Preparing a proposal for incorporating these topics in the content
l)r the science coursebook of second year vocational prep.
)- Preparing a modified unitthat includes some of the pre-determined
scient: lie topics and teaching it to a sample of second year
\ ocational prep pupils using the researcher- provided teacher
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h- Preparing the two part scientific literacy measure ( cognition &
au itudes ).
Pre- ad III inistration of the scientific literacy measure to the sample
(control and experimental) then teaching the unit to the
experimental group as well as teaching the same unit as it is in the
coursebook without modification to the control group ..
x- I)\l)l- administration of the scientific literacy measure to both
groups.
()- I)ata analysis and interpretation of results.
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MAJOR RESULTS:-
I he ll1(~iorfindings of the study are:
J - Cuntent analysis of the science coursebooks revealed a shortage in
the ’topics that can develope scientific literacy.
~- as for teaching the modified unit and administrating the scientific
literacy measure . results revealed a general effectiveness of the
lin it concern ing the development of elements of scientific literacy
in second year vocational prep pupils.