ELEMENTARY students prefer a “learner-centered approach” when it comes to the delivery of Science education, a survey conducted by the Department of Science and Technology revealed.

Over 1,000 elementary students in Grades K3 to K6 had a “neutral to positive attitude, awareness, and knowledge” of science, the survey said.

The survey, published in a report titled “Appreciating Science: A Project on Perception of Science Among Filipino K3 to K6 Students in the Philippines (Year 1),” said that “there was no negative response attributed to statements related to science.”

However, the researchers discovered that students only have a “shallow understanding” of science during the focused group discussions.

“While the majority of them remembered terms from class, they had no idea how to characterize, explain, or even relate these terms to one another,” they said.

They added that students have a hard time absorbing science concepts and thinking about them in creative and innovative ways.