Science in the classroom / Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers ; M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers.

Contributor:

Bransford, John.

Donovan, Suzanne.

Series:

How students learn

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classroom management.

Curriculum planning.

Learning.

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Science.

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn . Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in science at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches, presenting strategies that serve as models for curriculum development and classroom instruction. Their recounting of personal teaching experiences lends strength and warmth to this volume. This book discusses how to build straightforward science experiments into true understanding of scientific principles. It also features illustrated suggestions for classroom activities.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Part III SCIENCE""; ""9 Scientific Inquiry and How People Learn""; ""10 Teaching to Promote the Development of Scientific Knowledge and Reasoning About Light at the Elementary School Level""; ""11 Guided Inquiry in the Science Classroom""; ""12 Developing Understanding Through Model-Based Inquiry""; ""A FINAL SYNTHESIS: REVISITING THE THREE LEARNING PRINCIPLES""; ""13 Pulling Threads""; ""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

"Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies."

Includes the introduction and concluding chapter and the subset of chapters focusing on science from How students learn : history, mathematics, and science in the classroom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780309133234

0309133238

9780309548052

0309548055

OCLC:

923274027