Science Education and Pedagogy in South Africa

ISBN-13: 9781433148040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 156 str.

Oscar Koopman

Opis

Science Education and Pedagogy in South Africa' is a contemporary contribution that entices science teachers to `re-examine' or `rethink' the pedagogical strategies they use in their teaching.

Spis treści

List of Figures - List of Tables - Michael van Wyk: Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Does Caps for Physical Science Promote Canonical or Humanistic Science? - How to Teach Western Science and Indigenous Knowledge as Complementary Bodies of Knowledge - The Dangers of Poor Science Teaching - How FET Physical Science Teachers Teach Selected Chemistry Topics - Argumentation as a Teaching Method - The Effect of a Professional Development Programme on Science Teachers' Instructional Practices - Towards a Humanising Philosophy of Education in South Africa - Index.

O autorze

Oscar Koopman is Lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Education at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in science education at Stellenbosch University. He is also the author of Science Education and Curriculum in South Africa.