Authentic School Science

Author : Wolff-Michael Roth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401104951

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Authentic School Science by Wolff-Michael Roth Pdf

According to John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon, and Allan Collins, school activities, to be authentic, need to share key features with those worlds about which they teach. This book documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of these educational thinkers in mind. The book is thus a first-hand report of knowing and learning by individuals and groups in complex open-inquiry learning environments in science. As such, it contributes to the emerging literature in this field. Secondly, it exemplifies research methods for studying such complex learning environments. The reader is thus encouraged not only to take the research findings as such, but to reflect on the process of arriving at these findings. Finally, the book is also an example of knowledge constructed by a teacher-researcher, and thus a model for teacher-researcher activity.

Author : Wolff-Michael Roth,Michiel van Eijck,Giuliano Reis,Pei-Ling Hsu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087906726

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Authentic Science Revisited by Wolff-Michael Roth,Michiel van Eijck,Giuliano Reis,Pei-Ling Hsu Pdf

Since its appearance in 1995, Authentic School Science has been a resource for many teachers and schools to rethink and change what they are doing in and with their science classrooms. As others were trying to implement the kinds of learning environments that we had described, our own thinking and teaching praxis changed in part because of our dissatisfaction with our own understanding.

Author : Wolff-Michael Roth
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780792333074

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Authentic School Science by Wolff-Michael Roth Pdf

According to John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon, and Allan Collins, school activities, to be authentic, need to share key features with those worlds about which they teach. This book documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of these educational thinkers in mind. The book is thus a first-hand report of knowing and learning by individuals and groups in complex open-inquiry learning environments in science. As such, it contributes to the emerging literature in this field. Secondly, it exemplifies research methods for studying such complex learning environments. The reader is thus encouraged not only to take the research findings as such, but to reflect on the process of arriving at these findings. Finally, the book is also an example of knowledge constructed by a teacher-researcher, and thus a model for teacher-researcher activity.

Author : Jerry Wellington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134686179

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Practical Work in School Science by Jerry Wellington Pdf

Practical work has been part of science education for just over 100 years and is accepted as an essential and exciting part of understanding this discipline. Although it can be costly and sometimes messy, it simply has to be done if students and teachers are to progress in their understanding. Schools and universities invest millions of pounds in it and the National Curriculum reveres it - but what exactly is going on in classrooms around the country and how are the leading practitioners moving with the times? This book attempts to reflect on the value and purpose of practical work as part of the scientific curriculum. Why are practical exercises so necessary and what do they contribute to the learning process? The chapters examine many issues such as: * how practical work is perceived by students and teachers * whether we will move on to the 'virtual lab' * the limitations of current 'hands-on' work and valuable alternatives to it * the connections between practical work in science education and 'authentic' science * what role experimentation plays in current educational practice. Jerry Wellington is Reader in Education at Sheffield University, and has taught science at all academic levels.

Author : Glen S. Aikenhead
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807746347

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Science Education for Everyday Life by Glen S. Aikenhead Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of humanistic approaches to science. Approaches that connect students to broader human concerns in their everyday life and culture. Glen Aikenhead, an expert in the field of culturally sensitive science education, summarizes major worldwide historical findings; focuses on present thinking; and offers evidence in support of classroom practice. This highly accessible text covers curriculum policy, teaching materials, teacher orientations, teacher education, student learning, culture studies, and future research.

Author : Martin Braund,Michael Reiss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134359134

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Learning Science Outside the Classroom by Martin Braund,Michael Reiss Pdf

This book shows how a wide range of contexts for learning science can be used outside of the classroom, and includes learning: at museums, science centres and planetaria from newspapers, magazines and through ICT at industrial sites and through science trails at zoos, farms, botanic gardens, residential centres and freshwater habitats in school grounds. With contributions from well known and respected practitioners in all fields of science education and through using case studies, Learning Science Outside the Classroom offers practical guidance for teachers, assistant teaching staff and student teachers involved in primary and secondary education. It will help enable them to widen the scientific experience and understanding of pupils. The advice in this book has been checked for safety by CLEAPSS.

Author : Tom Vander Ark,Emily Liebtag,Nate McClennen
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416628767

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The Power of Place by Tom Vander Ark,Emily Liebtag,Nate McClennen Pdf

"Place: it's where we're from; it's where we're going. . . . It asks for our attention and care. If we pay attention, place has much to teach us." With this belief as a foundation, The Power of Place offers a comprehensive and compelling case for making communities the locus of learning for students of all ages and backgrounds. Dispelling the notion that place-based education is an approach limited to those who can afford it, the authors describe how schools in diverse contexts—urban and rural, public and private—have adopted place-based programs as a way to better engage students and attain three important goals of education: student agency, equity, and community. This book identifies six defining principles of place-based education. Namely, it 1. Embeds learning everywhere and views the community as a classroom. 2. Is centered on individual learners. 3. Is inquiry based to help students develop an understanding of their place in the world. 4. Incorporates local and global thinking and investigations. 5. Requires design thinking to find solutions to authentic problems. 6. Is interdisciplinary. For each principle, the authors share stories of students whose lives were transformed by their experiences in place-based programs, elaborate on what the principle means, demonstrate what it looks like in practice by presenting case studies from schools throughout the United States, and offer action steps for implementation. Aimed at educators from preK through high school, The Power of Place is a definitive guide to developing programs that will lead to successful outcomes for students, more fulfilling careers for teachers, and lasting benefits for communities.

Author : Herman Michell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Cree Indians
ISBN : 0981151892

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Cree Ways of Knowing and School Science by Herman Michell Pdf

Author : Peter C. Brown,Henry L. Roediger III,Mark A. McDaniel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780674729018

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Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown,Henry L. Roediger III,Mark A. McDaniel Pdf

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.

Author : Deborah Corrigan,Cathy Buntting,Angela Fitzgerald,Alister Jones
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030421724

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Values in Science Education by Deborah Corrigan,Cathy Buntting,Angela Fitzgerald,Alister Jones Pdf

In 2007, the Monash-Kings College London International Centre for the Study of Science and Mathematics Curriculum edited a book called The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education. This book reflects on how values have been considered since this original publication, particularly in terms of socio-cultural, economic and political factors that have impacted broadly on science, technology and society, and more specifically on informal and formal science curricula. Hence, the title of this book has been framed as Values in Science Education: The shifting sands. As in the first book, this collection focuses on values that are centrally associated with science and its teaching, and not the more general notion of values such as cooperation or teamwork that are also important values in current curricula. Such values have indeed become more of a focus in science education. This may be a response to the changing global context, where technological changes have been rapid and accelerating. In such complex and risky environments, it is our guiding principles that become the important mainstays of our decisions and practices. In terms of science education, what is becoming clearer is that traditional content and traditional science and scientific methods are not enough for science and hence science education to meet such challenges. While shifts in values in science education continue, tensions remain in curriculum development and implementation, as evidenced by the continued diversity of views about what and whose values matter most.

Author : Douglas Llewellyn
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780761939382

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Teaching High School Science Through Inquiry by Douglas Llewellyn Pdf

Describes inquiry-based instruction and explains how to use it in the high school science classroom in accordance with national standards, providing case studies and other tools.

Author : Joseph S. Krajcik,Charlene M. Czerniak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136287763

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Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School by Joseph S. Krajcik,Charlene M. Czerniak Pdf

Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School offers in-depth information about the fundamental features of project-based science and strategies for implementing the approach. In project-based science classrooms students investigate, use technology, develop artifacts, collaborate, and make products to show what they have learned. Paralleling what scientists do, project-based science represents the essence of inquiry and the nature of science. Because project-based science is a method aligned with what is known about how to help all children learn science, it not only helps students learn science more thoroughly and deeply, it also helps them experience the joy of doing science. Project-based science embodies the principles in A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Blending principles of learning and motivation with practical teaching ideas, this text shows how project-based learning is related to ideas in the Framework and provides concrete strategies for meeting its goals. Features include long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered lessons; scenarios; learning activities, and "Connecting to Framework for K–12 Science Education" textboxes. More concise than previous editions, the Fourth Edition offers a wealth of supplementary material on a new Companion Website, including many videos showing a teacher and class in a project environment.

Author : Mark Windschitl,Jessica Thompson,Melissa Braaten
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781682531648

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Ambitious Science Teaching by Mark Windschitl,Jessica Thompson,Melissa Braaten Pdf

2018 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Ambitious Science Teaching outlines a powerful framework for science teaching to ensure that instruction is rigorous and equitable for students from all backgrounds. The practices presented in the book are being used in schools and districts that seek to improve science teaching at scale, and a wide range of science subjects and grade levels are represented. The book is organized around four sets of core teaching practices: planning for engagement with big ideas; eliciting student thinking; supporting changes in students’ thinking; and drawing together evidence-based explanations. Discussion of each practice includes tools and routines that teachers can use to support students’ participation, transcripts of actual student-teacher dialogue and descriptions of teachers’ thinking as it unfolds, and examples of student work. The book also provides explicit guidance for “opportunity to learn” strategies that can help scaffold the participation of diverse students. Since the success of these practices depends so heavily on discourse among students, Ambitious Science Teaching includes chapters on productive classroom talk. Science-specific skills such as modeling and scientific argument are also covered. Drawing on the emerging research on core teaching practices and their extensive work with preservice and in-service teachers, Ambitious Science Teaching presents a coherent and aligned set of resources for educators striving to meet the considerable challenges that have been set for them.

Author : K. Michael Hibbard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317920243

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Performance-Based Learning & Assessment in Middle School Science by K. Michael Hibbard Pdf

This book contains a collection of performance tasks and easy-to-use assessment tools, ready to be photocopied and distributed to your students. The tasks in this book ask students to write letters, prepare posters, create charts and graphs, prepare 3D models, write skits, take surveys, and otherwise apply what they have learned.

Author : Chee-Kit Looi,Lung-Hsiang Wong,Christian Glahn,Su Cai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811330711

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Seamless Learning by Chee-Kit Looi,Lung-Hsiang Wong,Christian Glahn,Su Cai Pdf

This book introduces readers to the latest state of research and development in seamless learning. It consolidates various approaches to and practices in seamless learning from a range of techno-pedagogical, socio-situated and socio-cultural perspectives. Further, it details our current understanding of learning in both formal and informal settings, crossover learning, incidental learning, and context-based learning approaches, together with these aspects’ linkages to the notion of seamlessness. The book is divided into sections addressing the theorization of seamless learning, understanding informal learning, research methodological issues, technology-enabled seamless learning and real-world applications of seamless learning.