Geology in the Spanish Education System: The Incredible Shrinking Curriculum

  1. Eff-Darwich, Antonio 13
  2. Goded-Merino, Alejandra 1
  3. González-Pérez, Sara 1
  4. Rodríguez de Vera, Caterina 2
  1. 1 Departamento Didácticas Específicas, Universidad de La Laguna, 38204 La Laguna, Spain
  2. 2 Consejería de Educación, Gobierno de Canarias, 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
  3. 3 Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias—INVOLCAN, 38204 La Laguna, Spain
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International Electronic Conference on Geosciences (4º. 2022)

Año de publicación: 2023

Tipo: Aportación congreso

DOI: 10.3390/IECG2022-14140 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

The Spanish education system is undergoing a profound transformation due to the implementation of a new education law. In this work, we will make a comparison between the oldand new educational laws about content related to Geology in primary education. Moreover, theSpanish curriculum will be compared to the New Generation Science Standards (NGSS), since thisis the reference curriculum used by the largest American research institutions (NASA, USGS, NPS,Universities, ...). This study will analyze the specific curriculum that will be implemented in theCanary Islands (Spain). In this sense, we will pay special attention to the treatment of the volcanicphenomenon and the use of Canarian geological resources. The Geology of the 21st century ischaracterized by its interdisciplinarity, where subjects such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, ethicsor engineering play a fundamental role. Is this taken into account in new education laws? Finally,we will offer a series of didactical tips to give students and teachers of primary education a broader,more engaging and motivating vision of geology that awakens their curiosity around Earth sciences.

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