Scientific Enquiry and Its Place in the National Curriculum

This study examines scientific enquiry encompass the statutory order of the National Curriculum, which embraces quite different model during the decades of the twentieth century. It traces the historical moves behind the curriculum and reviews some of the reasons for his change. A particular focus is the impact of good practice and effective pedagogy, and also the initial impact of this scientific enquiry on student achievement, attitudes towards scientific enquiry for their motivation and learning. The main purpose of this study is to examine how changes to a radically altered curriculum – particularly how scientific enquiry – have been translated into practices in schools, as seen through the statutory order of the National Curriculum.