Meeting the Standards in Secondary Science: A Guide to the ITT NC

ISBN-13: 9780415230919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 254 str.

Lynn D. Newton

Opis

There is increasing pressure on students training to be secondary teac hers to develop their subject expertise and classroom competence in a short space of time. All students on secondary initial teacher trainin g programs must meet the requirements of the National Curriculum relat ing to science knowledge and subject application. Meeting the standard s in secondary science provides the pedagogical knowledge needed to te ach science in secondary schools. Chapters explicitly linked to blocks of curriculum requirements support activities for work in schools and self study information on professional development for secondary teac hers This practical, comprehensive and accessible book should prove in valuable for students on secondary initial teacher training courses, P GCE students, lecturers on science education programs and newly qualif ied science teachers

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Welcome to Your Teaching Career  2. What is Science and Why Science Education? 3. Evidence - the Real Issue Behind SC1 4. The Living World 5. The Material World 6. The Physical World 7. Pupils' Learning in Science 8. Progression in Science Education 9. The KS3 Science Strategy 10. Motivating Students in Science 11. Key Skills in Secondary Science 12. ICT and Secondary Science 13. Assessing and Monitoring Progress in Secondary Science 14. Career Development and Moving On

O autorze

Lynn D. Newton