The report, ‘“Make it more relevant and practical”: Young people’s vision for school science in England’, identifies four key improvements which young people felt could have made a difference to their experience of science education when they were still in school.
The ASPIRES 3 study collected national data from over 7,600 young people aged 20-22 years old. IOE researchers gathered young people's views through multiple-choice questions, open-ended survey responses and in-depth interviews.
While many young people agreed that learning science is important, 20% felt that school had put them off science. The study asked participants to reflect on what could improve this picture for younger cohorts.
