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Sciences In The Non Formal Educational System

2019; Linguagem: Inglês

10.15405/epsbs.2019.06.57

2357-1330

Kerekes Jenő,

Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies

In Romania the Law of Education published in 2011 includes procedures for both the formal and non- formal education. The non- formal education enables the partial or total development of certain competencies, they actually help the formal education. In the Romanian school system the non- formal education has been existing till the 1950s. In the 1990s the main aim was the teaching and learning of subjects on an academic level, while the personality development should have been crucial as well. Non-formal education is now complementary to formal education. We are examining in the present research, if, according to the teachers, the non- formal education has had any effect on Sciences. The other issue to examine is, whether the knowledge gained through experiencing helps thinking? What is the lower – secondary teachers’ opinion about the competency- based education? We used an online survey among the teachers of Covasna county working both in formal and non -formal institutions. The study notes that many teachers, children and parents believe that the non-formal activities play an important role in educating Generation Z students and especially in developing key competencies. The results of the survey show that the non-formal experience based learning style, hand in hand with the formal one, helps in the development of the scientific thinking of students.