Article Sidebar
Published:
Nov 20, 2008Keywords:
Article Details
License agreement and author copyright
AJESMS does not require authors to assign copyright of their published original research papers to the journal. Articles are published under a CC BY license(Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). The CC BY license allows for maximum dissemination and re-use of open access materials and is preferred by many research funding bodies. Under this license users are free to share (copy, distribute and transmit) and remix (adapt) the contribution including for commercial purposes, providing they attribute the contribution in the manner specified by the author (read full legal code).
Availability of materials and data
An inherent principle of publication is that others should be able to replicate and build upon the authors' published claims. Therefore, a condition of publication in AJESMS is that authors are required to make materials, data and associated protocols promptly available to readers without undue qualifications in material transfer agreements. Any restrictions on the availability of materials or information must be disclosed to the publishing team at the time of submission. Supporting data must be made available to Editorial Board Members and reviewers at the time of submission for the purposes of evaluating the manuscript. Reviewers may be asked to comment on the terms of access to materials, methods and/or data sets; AJESMS reserves the right to refuse publication in cases where authors do not provide adequate assurances that they can comply with the publication's requirements for sharing materials.
After publication, readers who encounter refusal by the authors to comply with these policies should contact the AJESMS publishing team. In cases where we are unable to resolve a complaint, the matter may be referred to the authors' funding institution and/or a formal statement of correction may be published, attached online to the publication, stating that readers have been unable to obtain necessary materials to replicate the findings.
Sharing datasets
A condition of publication AJESMS is that authors make materials, data and associated protocols promptly available to others without preconditions.
Datasets must be made freely available to readers from the date of publication, and must be provided to Editorial Board Members and reviewers at submission, for the purposes of evaluating the manuscript.
Main Article Content
Towards Scientific Literacy for Basic School Pupils: Which Profile Dimensions are Emphasised in the Ghanaian Basic Science Curricula?
Abstract
This paper examines the extent to which the specific objectives in the basic school
science curricula reflect the notion of scientific literacy as envisaged by the curriculum
developers. The specific objectives for teaching, learning and assessment were
analysed using a consensus building approach to identify objectives addressing the
three profile dimensions emphasised in the two curricula. The findings revealed that far
more emphasis is put on knowledge and understanding in the upper primary and junior
secondary school science curricula than the curriculum developers had intended. Also,
the anticipated percentage weights of the three profile dimensions are inconsistent with
what obtains in the two curriculum documents. The curriculum developers therefore
need to address the issue of how much content is necessary to emphasise the
development of science attitudes and process skills at the primary school level and
application of knowledge at the junior secondary school level as envisaged.
African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences Vol. 4 2006: pp. 1-14
