Title:
DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC COMPETENCE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Authors:
Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang, Bach Thi Thanh Huyen and Le Thuy Nga

Abstract:
We research and analyze Vietnam's approaches to teaching Natural and Social Science through experiential learning to give explanations about the influence of teaching activities through designed experiences. Experiential learning activities built from real-life contexts have a great influence on the scientific competence of primary school students, such as the cognitive ability of scientific issues, ability to understand the surrounding natural and social environment, ability to apply acquired knowledge and skills. The article analyzes the expression of scientific competence of Vietnamese students in Natural and Social subject, Science subject at the primary school level, the practical context of curriculum innovation in Vietnam and illustrations suggest some experiential learning activities to provide an additional approach when designing teaching plans toward developing scientific competence for primary school students.

Keywords:
context, teaching, scientific competence, primary school students, Vietnam, Natural and Social subject, Science subject

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2023.6301