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Authentic School Science
Knowing and Learning in Open-Inquiry Science Laboratories
Inbunden, 1995
1643 kr
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According to John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon, and Allan Collins, school activities, to be authentic, need to share key features with those worlds about which they teach. This book documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of these …
Authentic School Science
Knowing and Learning in Open-Inquiry Science Laboratories
Häftad, 1995
1643 kr
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According to John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon, and Allan Collins, school activities, to be authentic, need to share key features with those worlds about which they teach. This book documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of these …
Designing Communities
Inbunden, 1997
552 kr
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This book employs a set of theoretical frames to reveal a panorama of research findings having potential interest for educational researchers, policy makers, teacher educators and K-12 teachers. It maintains that ideal science classrooms feature creative and inquisitive students working together to …
Designing Communities
Häftad, 1997
552 kr
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The study described in this book arose in the contextof a three-year collective effort to bring about change in science teaching at Mountain Elementary School. 1 This opportunity emerged after I contacted the school with the idea to help teachers implement student-centered science teaching. At the …
Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Science Education
An International Dialogue
Av W.W. Cobern
Inbunden, 1998
1098 kr
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Global science education is a reality at the end of the 20th century - albeit an uneven reality - because of tremendous technological and economic pressures. Unfortunately, this reality is rarely examined in the light of what interests the everyday lives of ordinary people rather than the lives of …
Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Science Education
An International Dialogue
Av W.W. Cobern
Häftad, 1998
1098 kr
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Global science education is a reality at the end of the 20th century - albeit an uneven reality - because of tremendous technological and economic pressures. Unfortunately, this reality is rarely examined in the light of what interests the everyday lives of ordinary people rather than the lives of …
Nature of Science in Science Education
Rationales and Strategies
Av W.F. McComas
Inbunden, 1998
1643 kr
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The Nature of Science in Science Education is the first book to blend a justification for the inclusion of the history and philosophy of science in science teaching with methods by which this vital content can be shared with a variety of learners. It contains a complete analysis of the variety of …
Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge
The Construct and its Implications for Science Education
Av Julie Gess-Newsome, Norman G. Lederman
Inbunden, 1999
1643 kr
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Since its emergence over two decades ago, the construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has significantly impacted preservice and inservice teacher education, educational policy, and educational research. PCK has served to re-focus educators' attention on the important role of subject matter …
Nature of Science in Science Education
Rationales and Strategies
Av W.F. McComas
Häftad, 2000
1643 kr
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The Nature of Science in Science Education is the first book to blend a justification for the inclusion of the history and philosophy of science in science teaching with methods by which this vital content can be shared with a variety of learners. It contains a complete analysis of the variety of …
Teachers' Learning
Stories of Science Education
Av J. Wallace, W. Louden
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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A look at the knowledge teachers have and use, how context influences teachers' work, and the role of reflection and collaboration in teachers' learning. Australian authors.
Teachers' Learning
Stories of Science Education
Av J. Wallace, W. Louden
Häftad, 2000
1098 kr
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Teachers' Learning: Stories of Science Education is aimed at science educators who wish for a deeper understanding of how teachers learn to teach science and the role of stories in reporting science education research. It is a fascinating look at the knowledge teachers have and use, how context …
Learning From Others
International Comparisons in Education
Av Diane Shorrocks-Taylor, Edgar W. Jenkins
Inbunden, 2000
1597 kr
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Diane Shorrocks-Taylor School of Education, University of Leeds,UK In September 1998, a conference was held at the University of Leeds entitled ‘International comparisons of pupil performance: issues and policy’. It was arranged by two groups within the School of Education at the University, the …
Everyday Thoughts about Nature
A Worldview Investigation of Important Concepts Students Use to Make Sense of Nature with Specific Attention of Science
Av W.W. Cobern
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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Dr. Olcbee Lee SchoolofEducation, UniversityofMiami Coral Gables, Florida 33124 I remember my excitement and appreciation several years ago when I first read World View Theory and Science Education Research by Bill Cobern (1991). It was a comprehensive, theoretical discussion ofworldview theory in …
Everyday Thoughts about Nature
A Worldview Investigation of Important Concepts Students Use to Make Sense of Nature with Specific Attention of Science
Av W.W. Cobern
Häftad, 2000
1098 kr
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Dr. Olcbee Lee SchoolofEducation, UniversityofMiami Coral Gables, Florida 33124 I remember my excitement and appreciation several years ago when I first read World View Theory and Science Education Research by Bill Cobern (1991). It was a comprehensive, theoretical discussion ofworldview theory in …
Science Teacher Education
An International Perspective
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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Analysis of past developments in teacher education in Pakistan has shown that substantial progress has been made in this field. It has, however, been pointed out that education of science teachers still needs much improvement. At the present, there is an emergent need to meet the shortage of …
Mapping Biology Knowledge
Av K. Fisher, J.H. Wandersee m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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This work addresses two key topics in the context of biology: promoting meaningful learning and knowledge mapping as a strategy for achieving this goal. Meaning-making and meaning-building are examined from multiple perspectives throughout the book. In many biology courses, students become so mired …
Formative Assessment and Science Education
Av Nigel Bell, B. Cowie
Inbunden, 2000
1207 kr
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Formative Assessment and Science Education documents the findings of a research project which investigated the ways in which teachers and students used formative assessment to improve the teaching and learning of science in some New Zealand classrooms. The research documented in this book used the …
Formative Assessment and Science Education
Av Nigel Bell, B. Cowie
Häftad, 2000
1207 kr
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Formative Assessment and Science Education documents the findings of a research project which investigated the ways in which teachers and students used formative assessment to improve the teaching and learning of science in some New Zealand classrooms. The research documented in this book used the …
Models of Science Teacher Preparation
Theory into Practice
Av D.R. Lavoie, W.M. Roth
Inbunden, 2001
1098 kr
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1 Wolff Michael Roth & Derrick R. Lavoie² 1 2 University of Victoria, Virtual Institute for Learning Resources The current reform in science education requires a substantive change in how science is taught. Implicit in this reform is an equally substantive change in professional devel- ment …
Science Communication in Theory and Practice
Av S.M. Stocklmayer, M.M. Gore m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1647 kr
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Hereafter you will find a first: a comprehensive textbook on the communication of sciencein theory and practice! Is there a need for such a textbook? Obviously, yes! Whether you are a scientist, a science journalist, a science teacher, a science museum specialist, a scientific website designer, a …
Science Communication in Theory and Practice
Av S.M. Stocklmayer, M.M. Gore m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
1757 kr
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Hereafter you will find a first: a comprehensive textbook on the communication of sciencein theory and practice! Is there a need for such a textbook? Obviously, yes! Whether you are a scientist, a science journalist, a science teacher, a science museum specialist, a scientific website designer, a …
Science Teacher Education
An International Perspective
Häftad, 2001
1101 kr
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Analysis of past developments in teacher education in Pakistan has shown that substantial progress has been made in this field. It has, however, been pointed out that education of science teachers still needs much improvement. At the present, there is an emergent need to meet the shortage of …
Mapping Biology Knowledge
Av K. Fisher, J.H. Wandersee m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
1101 kr
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Mapping Biology Knowledge addresses two key topics in the context of biology, promoting meaningful learning and knowledge mapping as a strategy for achieving this goal. Meaning-making and meaning-building are examined from multiple perspectives throughout the book. In many biology courses, students …
Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge
The Construct and its Implications for Science Education
Av Julie Gess-Newsome, Norman G. Lederman
Häftad, 2001
1647 kr
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Since its emergence over two decades ago, the construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has significantly impacted preservice and inservice teacher education, educational policy, and educational research. PCK has served to re-focus educators' attention on the important role of subject matter …
Global Science Literacy
Av V. J. Mayer
Inbunden, 2002
1101 kr
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The authors propose the science curriculum concept of Global Science Literacy justifying its use internationally with reference to the nature of science, the probable direction of science in the new millennium, the capability for GSL to develop inter-cultural understanding, and its relevance to …
Teaching and Learning in the Science Laboratory
Av Dimitris Psillos, H. Niedderer
Inbunden, 2003
1647 kr
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Scope of the book There is an on-going debate regarding the role of labwork in science education, which dates back several decades and which illustrates the conviction and interest of teachers, researchers and policy-makers world-wide in the value of laboratory work for understanding science. This …
Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice
Av J.K. Gilbert, Onno de Jong m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
2194 kr
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Chemical education is essential to everybody because it deals with ideas that play major roles in personal, social, and economic decisions. This book is based on three principles: that all aspects of chemical education should be associated with research; that the development of opportunities for …
Neurological Basis of Learning, Development and Discovery
Implications for Science and Mathematics Instruction
Inbunden, 2003
1697 kr
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A goal of mine ever since becoming an educational researcher has been to help construct a sound theory to guide instructional practice. For far too long, educational practice has suffered because we have lacked firm instructional guidelines, which in my view should be based on sound psychological …
Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice
Av J.K. Gilbert, Onno de Jong m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
2413 kr
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Chemical education is essential to everybody because it deals with ideas that play major roles in personal, social, and economic decisions. This book is based on three principles: that all aspects of chemical education should be associated with research; that the development of opportunities for …
Role of Moral Reasoning on Socioscientific Issues and Discourse in Science Education
Inbunden, 2003
1101 kr
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Norman G. Lederman I remember moving into my graduate student office at Syracuse University in 1979 as if it was yesterday. Directly across the hall was another graduate student office with the door closed. On the door was an index card with the following quote: Nothing happened in 1945 except that …
