RESEARCH ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF EVALUATION INDEX SYSTEM OF SCIENCE INQUIRY CLASS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

In this paper, the construction of the evaluation index system of science inquiry class for primary school students is studied in the context of the rapid development of science and technology. The importance of science education is becoming more and more prominent in today’s society, so this study selects the inquiry class, which is the most covered in the primary school science curriculum, as the target for the construction of the evaluation index system, and adopts the Delphi method to conduct an in-depth study. In order to ensure the scientificity and effectiveness of the evaluation index system, we clarified the five constructive principles of human nature, scientific, developmental, systematic, and pertinent, and accordingly constructed an evaluation system including four first-level indexes, namely, scientific concept, scientific thinking, inquiry practice, and attitude and responsibility, as well as a number of second-level indexes. Among them, scientific concepts include scientific knowledge, scientific essence and application of explanation; scientific thinking includes analytical ability, comparison and classification, abstraction and generalisation (modelling), induction and association, and innovative thinking, etc.; inquiry practice includes the secondary indicators of posing questions, conjecturing and hypothesising, experimental methods, formulating plans, investigating plans, gathering evidence, analysing evidence, expressing and communicating, and evaluating and reflecting; and attitude and responsibility includes enthusiasm for learning, pragmatism, teamwork and social responsibility. Through the analysis of the results of the two expert consultation questionnaires, the indicator system was revised and improved, and the final draft of the evaluation indicator system of science inquiry teaching for primary school students was finally formed, which can provide a scientific basis for the evaluation of science inquiry teaching for primary school students.