CONSIDÉRATION DU RAPPORT SCIENCES-SOCIETÉS ET ACCULTURATION SCIENTIFIQUE DANS L’ENSEIGNEMENT/APPRENTISSAGE DE CHIMIE

Chemistry produces goods for use and consumption which strongly influence our environment. With several million chemicals, it is of considerable importance in our daily lives and is omnipresent in all areas. This article is about the teaching and learning of this science which directly concerns each of us. Our objective is to know the scientific culture of students in chemistry, as well as the consideration of the science-society relationship in its teaching. To achieve this, we surveyed 503 students in high schools in Madagascar, composed of students in rural and urban areas, as well as public and private schools. Interviews with 17 teachers were also carried out, as well as classroom observations. On the one hand, the results of the student questionnaires showed a lack of scientific culture and a relatively unscientific attitude towards the phenomena of daily life. On the other hand, the interview with teachers and class observations show a major gap in the consideration of the science-society relationship in the teaching and learning of chemistry, an important place for the the magisterial method and the the neglect of its practical aspect.