Assessment of Achievement Programme: Report of the Sixth AAP Survey of Science (2003)

Table G.1 Activities within science lessons

(% teachers indicating each frequency: 86 primary teachers and 105 S2 teachers)

Activity…	Stage	Most lessons	Most weeks	Each term	Rarely
..taught as a whole class	S2	89	9	1	1
..taught as a whole class	P5/P7	72	21	5	1
..writing in jotter/file	S2	90	9	1	0
..writing in jotter/file	P5/P7	40	55	3	2
..working with a partner	S2	61	33	5	1
..working with a partner	P5/P7	22	48	30	0
..working quietly alone	S2	38	43	17	2
..working quietly alone	P5/P7	14	52	29	5
..completing worksheets	S2	37	35	25	3
..completing worksheets	P5/P7	40	53	7	0
..reading text/reference books	S2	23	48	22	7
..reading text/reference books	P5/P7	13	69	14	3
..making/using maps, diagrams..	S2	34	43	16	7
..making/using maps, diagrams..	P5/P7	17	57	24	2
..talking about topic with others	S2	31	48	14	6
..talking about topic with others	P5/P7	39	53	8	0
..working in a group	S2	41	43	12	4
..working in a group	P5/P7	39	46	14	1
..talking one-to-one with teacher	S2	31	38	22	9
..talking one-to-one with teacher	P5/P7	23	38	34	5
..handling objects/artefacts	S2	33	41	18	8
..handling objects/artefacts	P5/P7	12	47	38	3
..using tools/instruments	S2	37	48	12	3
..using tools/instruments	P5/P7	12	48	38	2
..taught in small group	S2	24	34	34	8
..taught in small group	P5/P7	32	43	22	3
..watching video/audio tapes	S2	1	41	54	4
..watching video/audio tapes	P5/P7	0	23	64	12
..working at computer alone	S2	1	4	36	59
..working at computer alone	P5/P7	1	31	45	23
..working at computer with partner	S2	0	12	54	34
..working at computer with partner	P5/P7	2	39	47	11
..working in school grounds	S2	0	2	38	60
..working in school grounds	P5/P7	2	8	54	36
..visiting places outside school	S2	1	0	5	94
..visiting places outside school	P5/P7	0	2	42	56

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