Science Education

Proposing a conceptual reframing of the roles of teachers and students in formal and informal science learning settings, this book provides concrete, actionable suggestions in both elementary and secondary learning sites of how students, supported by the actions of educators, take on new roles, shif..

Proposing a conceptual reframing of the roles of teachers and students in formal and informal science learning settings, this book provides concrete, actionable suggestions in both elementary and secondary learning sites of how students, supported by the actions of educators, take on new roles, shif..

Answering calls in recent reform documents to shape instruction in response to students’ ideas while integrating key concepts and scientific and/or mathematical practices, this text presents the concept of responsive teaching, synthesizes existing research, and examines implications for both researc..

Informal and readable, this book draws on current research and theory in science education, literacy, and educational psychology, as well as the history and philosophy of science, to make its case for transforming the way science is taught...

Covers organising the classroom for investigations, reviewing science coverage on a whole school basis and the ways in which issues of more general concern in the primary curriculum affect the teaching of science...

This work covers areas of particular concern in the teaching of science - organizing the classroom for investigations, reviewing science coverage on a whole school basis. It also examines the ways in which general issues in the primary curriculum affect the teaching of science...

This book describes advances in understanding the nature of science learning and their implications for the design of science instruction, showing how design patterns, design principles, and professional development opportunities coalesce to create and sustain effective instruction...

With an emphasis on skills not facts, this book for pupils describes over 100 activities. The investigations it covers are flexible enough to relate to any science course...

With an emphasis on skills not facts, this book for pupils describes over 100 activities. The investigations it covers are flexible enough to relate to any science course...

Science Teaching explains how history and philosophy of science contributes to the resolution of persistent theoretical, curricular and pedagogical issues in science education, and shows why it is essential for science teachers to know about the history and philosophy of the subject they teach...

This book describes empirically ways to analyze and then to effectually utilize cognitive processes to advance discovery and invention in the sciences. It also explains how to teach these principles to students...

This book describes empirically ways to analyze and then to effectually utilize cognitive processes to advance discovery and invention in the sciences. It also explains how to teach these principles to students...