IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO INCREASE PUPILS’ INTEREST IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS?
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2012, Vol 43, Issue 6
Abstract
Nowadays, in the science world, especially in the science education world exist many problems, which are or which will be investigated. The part of them is presented in this number. We are meeting with the results with science research every day, the results are presented in different form of resources, from print form to electronic form. So these results are not very flattering, mainly the interest about science subjects is decreasing and the way, how this trend to stop is still not found. Some universities published reports, where is showed, the number of students, whose study some science subject is rapidly decreasing. With respect to important meaning of the science subjects for the development of society is necessary this situation to solve.
Authors and Affiliations
Milan Kubiatko
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