This refreshing new book provides stimulating assistance to subject specialists, whether you are a new teacher of science in the early years of professional development, on a PGCE course or in your induction year. It is also suitable for subject leaders with mentor responsibilities and Advanced Skills Teachers undertaking specialist inset and teaching support. Recognizing that new teachers often feel disempowered by the subject expertise they bring into teaching, the book not only covers the training standards for NQTs and the Induction Standards but takes you beyond this by fully...
This refreshing new book provides stimulating assistance to subject specialists, whether you are a new teacher of science in the early years of profes...
Science is central to our modern technological society, yet many of the most able pupils who could become the scientists of tomorrow turn away from science as soon as they have a choice in their studies. Science is often seen to be difficult or boring, and fails to engage or challenge those who are most suited to excel in scientific studies.
This book asks what classroom teachers can do to make sure that their science teaching is stimulating and challenging for their students. Topics covered include:
what do we mean by gifted...
Science is central to our modern technological society, yet many of the most able pupils who could become the scientists of tomorrow turn away f...
Science is central to our modern technological society, yet many of the most able pupils who could become the scientists of tomorrow turn away from science as soon as they have a choice in their studies. Science is often seen to be difficult or boring, and fails to engage or challenge those who are most suited to excel in scientific studies.
This book asks what classroom teachers can do to make sure that their science teaching is stimulating and challenging for their students. Topics covered include:
what do we mean by gifted and able children?
gifted...
Science is central to our modern technological society, yet many of the most able pupils who could become the scientists of tomorrow turn away from...
Exploring one of the central themes in science education theory, this volume examines how science education can be considered as a scientific activity within a broad post-positivist notion of science.
Many students find learning science extremely problematic, whatever level of education they have reached. At the end of the 1970s a new approach to tackling learning difficulties in science was developed, drawing on ideas from psychology and cognitive science, and centred on the way students build up new knowledge in reference to their existing ideas. Constructivism became the dominant...
Exploring one of the central themes in science education theory, this volume examines how science education can be considered as a scientific activ...
This book sets out the necessary processes and challenges involved in modeling student thinking, understanding and learning. The chapters look at the centrality of models for knowledge claims in science education and explore the modeling of mental processes, knowledge, cognitive development and conceptual learning. The conclusion outlines significant implications for science teachers and those researching in this field.
This highly useful work provides models of scientific thinking from different field and analyses the processes by which we can arrive at claims about the minds of...
This book sets out the necessary processes and challenges involved in modeling student thinking, understanding and learning. The chapters look at t...
This readable and informative survey of key ideas about students' thinking in science builds a bridge between theory and practice by offering clear accounts from research, and showing how they relate to actual examples of students talking about widely taught science topics.
Focused on secondary students and drawing on perspectives found in the international research literature, the goal is not to offer a comprehensive account of the vast literature, but rather to provide an overview of the current state of the field suitable for those who need an understanding of core...
This readable and informative survey of key ideas about students' thinking in science builds a bridge between theory and practice by offering clear...
This readable and informative primer on a major topic in science education offers science education students and classroom teachers a survey of key ideas about students' ideas and thinking in science.
This readable and informative primer on a major topic in science education offers science education students and classroom teachers a survey of key id...
In the spirit of encouraging international dialogue between researchers and practitioners, often working within isolated traditions, this book discusses perspectives on science education for the gifted informed by up-to-date research findings from a number of related fields. The book reviews philosophy, culture and programmes in science education for the gifted in diverse national contexts, and includes scholarly reviews of significant perspectives and up-to-date research methods and findings. The book is written in a straightforward style for students studying international perspective...
In the spirit of encouraging international dialogue between researchers and practitioners, often working within isolated traditions, this book disc...
Gifted education has come to be regarded as a key national programme in many coutnries, and gifted education in science disciplines is now being recognised to be of major importance for economic and technological development. Despite these initiatives and developments internationally, there are very few discussions on gifted education in science drawing upon practices and experiences in different national contexts. In support of an international dialogue between researchers and practitioners, often working within isolated traditions, this book offers information on key influential...
Gifted education has come to be regarded as a key national programme in many coutnries, and gifted education in science disciplines is now being re...
This book sets out the necessary processes and challenges involved in modeling student thinking, understanding and learning. The chapters look at the centrality of models for knowledge claims in science education and explore the modeling of mental processes, knowledge, cognitive development and conceptual learning. The conclusion outlines significant implications for science teachers and those researching in this field.
This highly useful work provides models of scientific thinking from different field and analyses the processes by which we can arrive at claims about the minds of...
This book sets out the necessary processes and challenges involved in modeling student thinking, understanding and learning. The chapters look at t...
