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Schools 'axing traditional science experiments', warn MPs
The Commons science select committee said that exaggerated fears over health and safety were occasionally used as a "convenient excuse" for avoiding practical work. In a report, it was claimed that this often disguised a lack of confidence among physics, chemistry and biology teachers. MPs insisted that a decline in experiments and fieldwork was actually down to weak teacher training, a lack of lab technicians, the poor quality of science facilities and crowded timetables. The conclusions came as a separate international study showed the amount of time children spend in conventional lessons during the school day had a direct bearing on their chances of securing decent grades in science. Posted by: lotp 2011-09-14 |
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