Vol. 1 No. 1 (1985)
Articles

The Development of Primary Science Education in Trinidad and Tobago

P. Fraser-Abder
Bio

Keywords

  • SAPATT,
  • Primary School Science,
  • Science Education,
  • Curriculum Development,
  • Trinidad and Tobago

How to Cite

Fraser-Abder, P. (2015). The Development of Primary Science Education in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Curriculum, 1(1), 55–67. Retrieved from https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/cc/article/view/748

Abstract

The position of science at the primary level became established in 1956, when the elementary school syllabus contained a section of Nature Study. The aims and objectives of this syllabus were: children should be able to recognize and know by their popular names the common wild flowers, grasses, trees, birds, insects, animals and fishes; they should be concerned with the preservation of natural beauty and abhor wonton destruction and vandalism; they should imbibe ideas of kindness to animals; they should above all be left with feelings of awe and reverence for the wonderful works of nature. The syllabus was content-oriented and required a great deal of rote memorization on the part of the student. This syllabus was replaced by a General Science Syllabus in 1975.