Chemistry educational standards achievements at the end of compulsory education

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a research of students' achievements in the context of meeting educational standards for the teaching subject Chemistry at the end of compulsory education. The research is significant for evaluating the quality of the educational system, and the obtained findings can be used when planning further teaching advancement of this teaching subject. The results of the research indicate that expectations envisaged by educational standards were not fulfilled on the elementary and secondary levels, but they were fulfilled at the advance level. Furthermore, the results show that only half of the students have basic chemistry knowledge, although it is stipulated that 80% of students should achieve the basic level. The cited finding indicates to the emergency of reforms in chemistry teaching and, at the same time, while strengthening learning and teaching strategies, the relevance of referent theoretical framework for defining educational standards should be checked.

Keywords

• educational standards
• students' achievements in chemistry
• the quality of education
• educational reform