Why teach integrated science?

Abstract

This article considers a rationale for integrated science under the following headings: the search for unity, the needs of society, the needs of students, practical reasons, and the need for a general education. It reviews some arguments against integrated science, namely, the lack of trained teachers, excessive amount of material to be covered, claims of insufficient integration, burden of continuous assessment on teachers, and uncertainty of the examinations. It concludes that many of the problems involved in teaching integrated science are attitudinal