Judith Bennett is Lecturer in the Department of Education Studies at the University of York, UK.

"In an effort to bring research in an accessible form to the front line, Bennett has synthesized relevant research on science, teaching and learning"

• Science education and the 'bigger picture'; Children's learning in science and the constructivist viewpoint; Cognitive development and children's learning in science; The role of practical work in school science; Context-based approaches to the teaching of science; Information and communications technology (ICT) and school science; The role of language in school science; Pupils' attitudes to science and school science; Gender issues in school science; The nature and purpose of assessment in school science.