Proposing learning activities to promote students’ career orientation in Biology grade 10

Ho Thi Hong Van

Ho Thi Hong Van	hohongvan77@gmail.com	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences

Summary:

Teaching Biology at the upper secondary school level is considered to be the most important basis for developing students’ interest in science and then into careers in the field of Biology. This study’s purpose was to suggest some learning activities of Biology grade 10 to promote students’ career orientation competencies. This study investigated the contents of the Biology grade 10 programme of the General Education Curriculum 2018, and the types of learning activities that can be organised to promote students’ career orientation competencies. The results of the study included: 1) Defining learning activities represented by various forms such as research activities, project activities, explore activities, experimental activities, career discovery, experience activities,... depending on the characteristics of contents and the requirements that need to be achieved in the Biology grade 10 programme; and 2) Proposing the illustration for designing learning activities which can be organised in 5E inquiry learning model to enhance students’ career orientation in teaching Biology

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Keywords:

career orientation

Biology grade 10

Biology learning and teaching

the General Education Curriculum

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Journal:

Volume. 17 - issue 1 / 2021

VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

Proposing learning activities to promote students’ career orientation in Biology grade 10