Consequences of the Implementation of the Integrated Curriculum of Natural Sciences

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Birjand University

2 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran

Abstract

The current trend in learning the science curriculum is more towards interdisciplinary (combined) learning. In the past years, several studies have examined articles related to integrated science curriculum. However, so much research on articles on integrated science curriculum is still not available to date. The purpose of this study was to review 29 empirical research articles in the field of science curriculum integration that have been published from 2010 to 2019. Most of these articles are taken from Scopus-indexed journals. The research approach used was a qualitative research design. The results of this study show that integrated science has been implemented in different countries. Nevertheless, the implementation of integrated science has not been as successful as expected. Students' understanding of integrated sciences shows it to be difficult, boring, uninteresting and abstract. There are several issues in the implementation of integrated science learning: inconsistency of teachers' educational background with integrated science, as well as underdeveloped textbooks and curriculum. Implementation of integrated science is effective for improving students' skills.

Keywords

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 6
August 2024
Pages 73-112

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics