Issues paper 9: Applied Learning: The Case of Applied Science

Following its three Annual Reports in 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training produced Issues Papers which focus upon specific areas of concern, with a view to widening the debate, testing out tentative conclusions and seeking further evidence.

'Pure or Applied'
One such issue is the place of 'applied learning' in meeting young learners' needs, and in particular the place of 'applied science' in the whole curriculum. There is one major reason for this. The determination to make the curriculum more inclusive has challenged the way in which young people are expected to learn.

We're told there's too much academic work, too much teaching of theory that has no practical value or relevance. This leads to the assumption that many young people would learn more effectively if their learning were more relevant, practical, vocational or applied.

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