The role of evidence in the new KS4 National Curriculum for England and the AQA specifications

Roberts, R.; Gott, R.

Abstract

This article considers the importance of evidence in the new key stage 4 (ages 14–16) National Curriculum for England section called ‘How science works’. We specify the ‘thinking behind the doing’ as the basis for a procedural understanding and consider how this informs decisions about both what to teach and what to assess. We exemplify this in the context of one awarding body’s response (that of the AQA) to the 2006 curriculum.

Citation

Roberts, R., & Gott, R. (2006). The role of evidence in the new KS4 National Curriculum for England and the AQA specifications. School science review, 87(321), 29-39

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2006-06
• Deposit Date: Jul 7, 2008
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 7, 2008
• Journal: School Science Review
• Print ISSN: 0036-6811
• Publisher: Association for Science Education
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 321
• Pages: 29-39
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1590942
• Publisher URL: https://www.ase.org.uk/journals/school-science-review/2006/06/321/