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Good practice in science teaching : what research has to say / edited by Jonathan Osborn and Justin Dillon.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Study and teaching--Research.
- Science.
- Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book offers a comprehensive overview of the major areas of research and scholarship in science education and discusses the significance, reliability and implications for the practice of science teaching.
- Contents:
- Front cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Introduction: Research matters? - Jonathan Osborne and Justin Dillon; 1 Science teachers, science teaching: Issues and challenges - Justin Dillon and Alex Manning; 2 How science works: What is the nature of scientific reasoning and what do we know about students' understanding? - Jonathan Osborne and Justin Dillon; 3 Science for citizenship - Jonathan Osborne; 4 Thinking about learning: Learning in science - Jill Hohenstein and Alex Manning
- 5 Science teaching and Cognitive Acceleration - Philip Adey and Natasha Serret6 Practical work - Robin Millar; 7 The role of language in the learning and teaching of science - Maria Evagorou and Jonathan Osborne; 8 Technology-mediated learning - Mary Webb; 9 Formative assessment in science - Paul Black and Christine Harrison; 10 Summative assessment: Gold or glitter? - Julian Swain; 11 Students' attitudes to science - Shirley Simon and Jonathan Osborne; 12 Supporting science learning in out-of-school contexts - Heather King and Melissa Glackin
- 13 Supporting the development of effective science teachers - John K. GilbertBibliography; Index; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-33802-5
- 9786613338020
- 0-335-23859-9
- OCLC:
- 654029516
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