Science Education In Theory And Practice

Author : Ben Akpan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030436209
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Education in Theory and Practice written by Ben Akpan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a collection of applicable learning theories and their applications to science teaching. It presents a synthesis of historical theories while also providing practical implications for improvement of pedagogical practices aimed at advancing the field into the future. The theoretical viewpoints included in this volume span cognitive and social human development, address theories of learning, and describe approaches to teaching and curriculum development. The book presents and discusses humanistic, behaviourist, cognitivist, and constructivist theories. In addition, it looks at other theories, such as multiple intelligences theory, systems thinking, gender/sexuality theory and indigenous knowledge systems. Each chapter follows a reader-motivated approach anchored on a narrative genre. The book serves as a guide for those aiming to create optional learning experiences to prepare the next generation STEM workforce. Chapter “The Bildung Theory—From von Humboldt to Klafki and Beyond” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com

Author : John K. Gilbert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402052677
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visualization: Theory and Practice in Science Education written by John K. Gilbert and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: External representations (pictures, diagrams, graphs, concrete models) have always been valuable tools for the science teacher. This book brings together the insights of practicing scientists, science education researchers, computer specialists, and cognitive scientists, to produce a coherent overview. It links presentations about cognitive theory, its implications for science curriculum design, and for learning and teaching in classrooms and laboratories.

Author : Nasser Mansour
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940074563X
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Education for Diversity written by Nasser Mansour and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the very latest theory on diversity issues in science education, including new dialogic approaches, this volume explores the subject from a range of perspectives and draws on studies from around the world. The work discusses fundamental topics such as how we conceptualize diversity as well as examining the ways in which heterogeneous cultural constructs influence the teaching and learning of science in a range of contexts. Including numerous strategies ready for adoption by interested teachers, the book addresses the varied cultural factors that influence engagement with science education. It seeks answers to the question of why increasing numbers of students fail to connect with science education in schools and looks at the more subtle impact that students’ individually constructed identities have on the teaching and learning of science. Recognizing the diversity of its audience, the book covers differing levels and science subjects, and examines material from a range of viewpoints that include pedagogy, curricula, teacher education, learning, gender, religion, and ICT, as well as those of in-service and trainee teachers at all levels.

Author : Margaret A.L. Blackie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000599922
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Science Education written by Margaret A.L. Blackie and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps meet an urgent need for theorized, accessible and discipline-sensitive publications to assist science, technology, engineering and mathematics educators. The book introduces Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) and demonstrates how it can be used to improve teaching and learning in tertiary courses across the sciences. LCT provides a suite of tools which science educators can employ in order to help their students grasp difficult and dense concepts. The chapters cover a broad range of subjects, including biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics, as well as different curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices. This is a crucial resource for any science educator who wants to better understand and improve their teaching.

Author : Richard A. Duschl
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 143840171X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Psychology, and Educational Theory and Practice written by Richard A. Duschl and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1992-08-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume extends existing discussions among philosophers of science, cognitive psychologists, and educational researchers on the the restructuring of scientific knowledge and the domain of science education. This exchange of ideas across disciplinary fields raises fundamental issues and provides frameworks that help to focus educational research programs, curriculum development efforts, and teacher training programs.

Author : S. Maxwell Hines
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820445403
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multicultural Science Education written by S. Maxwell Hines and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Eighteen contributors from science, research, science education, teacher preparation, multicultural education, and cultural anthropology provide multiple perspectives on the complex issues of multicultural science education. Coverage includes an historical overview of the key issues, the "discourse of invisibility" in the National Science Education Standards, expanding the sociocultural focus in science curricula, the influences of worldview and self- identity on science teaching, avoiding pitfalls in creating culturally relevant science, an alternate framework for conceptualizing science, and cultural inclusion models for African American and Native American students. For science educators. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author : Geoff Woolcott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108587631
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Secondary Science written by Geoff Woolcott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Secondary Science: Theory and Practice provides a dynamic approach to preparing preservice science teachers for practice. Divided into two parts - theory and practice - the text allows students to first become confident in the theory of teaching science before showing how this theory can be applied to practice through ideas for implementation, such as sample lesson plans. These examples span a variety of age levels and subject areas, allowing preservice teachers to adapt each exercise to suit their needs when they enter the classroom.Each chapter is supported by pedagogical features, including learning objectives, reflections, scenarios, key terms, questions, research topics and further readings. Written by leading science education researchers from universities across Australia, Teaching Secondary Science is a practical resource that will continue to inspire preservice teachers as they move from study into the classroom. This book includes a single-use twelve-month subscription to Cambridge Dynamic Science.

Author : Ibrahim A. Halloun
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402021402
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modeling Theory in Science Education written by Ibrahim A. Halloun and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the culmination of over twenty years of work toward a pedagogical theory that promotes experiential learning of model-laden theory and inquiry in science. The book focuses as much on course content as on instruction and learning methodology, presenting practical aspects that have repeatedly demonstrated their value in fostering meaningful and equitable learning of physics and other science courses at the secondary school and college levels.

Author : Okhee Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diversity and Equity in Science Education written by Okhee Lee and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading science educators provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-field analysis of current trends in the research, policy, and practice of science education. This book offers valuable insights into why gaps in science achievement among racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic groups persist, and points toward practical means of narrowing or eliminating these gaps. Lee and Buxton examine instructional practices, science–curriculum materials (including computer technology), assessment, teacher education, school organization, federal and state policies, and home-school connections. Book features: A synthesis of the emerging body of research in the field of science education and its application to practice and policy. A description of effective practices for narrowing science achievement gaps among demographic subgroups of students. A focus on the unique learning needs of English language learners. An analysis of major science education initiatives, interventions, and programs that have been successful with nonmainstream students.

Author : Ingo Eilks
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9463001751
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relevant Chemistry Education written by Ingo Eilks and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is aimed at chemistry teachers, teacher educators, chemistry education researchers, and all those who are interested in increasing the relevance of chemistry teaching and learning as well as students' perception of it. The book consists of 20 chapters. Each chapter focuses on a certain issue related to the relevance of chemistry education. These chapters are based on a recently suggested model of the relevance of science education, encompassing individual, societal, and vocational relevance, its present and future implications, as well as its intrinsic and extrinsic aspects. “Two highly distinguished chemical educators, Ingo Eilks and AviHofstein, have brought together 40 internationally renowned colleagues from 16 countries to offer an authoritative view of chemistry teaching today. Between them, the authors, in 20 chapters, give an exceptional description of the current state of chemical education and signpost the future in both research and in the classroom. There is special emphasis on the many attempts to enthuse students with an understanding of the central science, chemistry, which will be helped by having an appreciation of the role of the science in today’s world. Themes which transcend all education such as collaborative work, communication skills, attitudes, inquiry learning and teaching, and problem solving are covered in detail and used in the context of teaching modern chemistry. The book is divided into four parts which describe the individual, the societal, the vocational and economic, and the non-formal dimensions and the editors bring all the disparate leads into a coherent narrative, that will be highly satisfying to experienced and new researchers and to teachers with the daunting task of teaching such an intellectually demanding subject. Just a brief glance at the index and the references will convince anyone interested in chemical education that this book is well worth studying; it is scholarly and readable and has tackled the most important issues in chemical education today and in the foreseeable future.” – Professor David Waddington, Emeritus Professor in Chemistry Education, University of York, United Kingdom