Chemical Education Towards Research Based Practice

Author : J.K. Gilbert,Onno de Jong,Rosária Justi,David F. Treagust,Jan H. van Driel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306479779

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Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice by J.K. Gilbert,Onno de Jong,Rosária Justi,David F. Treagust,Jan H. van Driel Pdf

Chemical education is essential to everybody because it deals with ideas that play major roles in personal, social, and economic decisions. This book is based on three principles: that all aspects of chemical education should be associated with research; that the development of opportunities for chemical education should be both a continuous process and be linked to research; and that the professional development of all those associated with chemical education should make extensive and diverse use of that research. It is intended for: pre-service and practising chemistry teachers and lecturers; chemistry teacher educators; chemical education researchers; the designers and managers of formal chemical curricula; informal chemical educators; authors of textbooks and curriculum support materials; practising chemists and chemical technologists. It addresses: the relation between chemistry and chemical education; curricula for chemical education; teaching and learning about chemical compounds and chemical change; the development of teachers; the development of chemical education as a field of enquiry. This is mainly done in respect of the full range of formal education contexts (schools, universities, vocational colleges) but also in respect of informal education contexts (books, science centres and museums).

Author : Ingo Eilks,Avi Hofstein
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463001755

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Relevant Chemistry Education by Ingo Eilks,Avi Hofstein Pdf

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

Author : Javier García-Martínez,Elena Serrano-Torregrosa
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783527336050

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Chemistry Education by Javier García-Martínez,Elena Serrano-Torregrosa Pdf

Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 Award This comprehensive collection of top-level contributions provides a thorough review of the vibrant field of chemistry education. Highly-experienced chemistry professors and education experts cover the latest developments in chemistry learning and teaching, as well as the pivotal role of chemistry for shaping a more sustainable future. Adopting a practice-oriented approach, the current challenges and opportunities posed by chemistry education are critically discussed, highlighting the pitfalls that can occur in teaching chemistry and how to circumvent them. The main topics discussed include best practices, project-based education, blended learning and the role of technology, including e-learning, and science visualization. Hands-on recommendations on how to optimally implement innovative strategies of teaching chemistry at university and high-school levels make this book an essential resource for anybody interested in either teaching or learning chemistry more effectively, from experience chemistry professors to secondary school teachers, from educators with no formal training in didactics to frustrated chemistry students.

Author : Sibel Erduran
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839167447

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Argumentation in Chemistry Education by Sibel Erduran Pdf

Scientists use arguments to relate the evidence that they select from their investigations and to justify the claims that they make about their observations. This book brings together leading researchers to draw attention to research, policy and practice around the inclusion of argumentation in chemistry education.

Author : John K. Gilbert,David Treagust
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402088728

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Multiple Representations in Chemical Education by John K. Gilbert,David Treagust Pdf

Chemistry seeks to provide qualitative and quantitative explanations for the observed behaviour of elements and their compounds. Doing so involves making use of three types of representation: the macro (the empirical properties of substances); the sub-micro (the natures of the entities giving rise to those properties); and the symbolic (the number of entities involved in any changes that take place). Although understanding this triplet relationship is a key aspect of chemical education, there is considerable evidence that students find great difficulty in achieving mastery of the ideas involved. In bringing together the work of leading chemistry educators who are researching the triplet relationship at the secondary and university levels, the book discusses the learning involved, the problems that students encounter, and successful approaches to teaching. Based on the reported research, the editors argue for a coherent model for understanding the triplet relationship in chemical education.

Author : Madeleine Schultz,Siegbert Schmid,Gwendolyn A. Lawrie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811369988

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Research and Practice in Chemistry Education by Madeleine Schultz,Siegbert Schmid,Gwendolyn A. Lawrie Pdf

This book brings together fifteen contributions from presenters at the 25th IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education 2018, held in Sydney. Written by a highly diverse group of chemistry educators working within different national and institutional contexts with the common goal of improving student learning, the book presents research in multiple facets of the cutting edge of chemistry education, offering insights into the application of learning theories in chemistry combined with practical experience in implementing teaching strategies. The chapters are arranged according to the themes novel pedagogies, dynamic teaching environments, new approaches in assessment and professional skills – each of which is of substantial current interest to the science education communities. Providing an overview of contemporary practice, this book helps improve student learning outcomes. Many of the teaching strategies presented are transferable to other disciplines and are of great interest to the global community of tertiary chemistry educators as well as readers in the areas of secondary STEM education and other disciplines.

Author : Charles Terrence Cox,Wendy E. Schatzberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : 0841233438

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International Perspectives on Chemistry Education, Research, and Practice by Charles Terrence Cox,Wendy E. Schatzberg Pdf

Author : Rachel Mamlok-Naaman,Ingo Eilks,George Bodner,Avi Hofstein
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839167423

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Professional Development of Chemistry Teachers by Rachel Mamlok-Naaman,Ingo Eilks,George Bodner,Avi Hofstein Pdf

Continuous professional development of chemistry teachers is essential for any effective chemistry teaching due to the evolving nature of the subject matter and its instructional techniques. Professional development aims to keep chemistry teaching up-to-date and to make it more meaningful, more educationally effective, and better aligned to current requirements. Presenting models and examples of professional development for chemistry teachers, from pre-service preparation through to continuous professional development, the authors walk the reader through theory and practice. The authors discuss factors which affect successful professional development, such as workload, availability and time constraints, and consider how we maintain the life-long learning of chemistry teachers. With a solid grounding in the literature and drawing on many examples from the authors' rich experiences, this book enables researchers and educators to better understand teachers' roles in effective chemistry education and the importance of their professional development.

Author : Ingo Eilks,Bill Byers
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781782625131

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Innovative Methods of Teaching and Learning Chemistry in Higher Education by Ingo Eilks,Bill Byers Pdf

Two recent initiatives from the EU, namely the Bologna Process and the Lisbon Agenda are likely to have a major influence on European Higher Education. It seems unlikely that traditional teaching approaches, which supported the elitist system of the past, will promote the mobility, widened participation and culture of 'life-long learning' that will provide the foundations for a future knowledge-based economy. There is therefore a clear need to seek new approaches to support the changes which will inevitably occur. The European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN) is a network of some 160 university chemistry departments from throughout the EU as well as a number of National Chemical Societies (including the RSC) which provides a discussion forum for all aspects of higher education in chemistry. This handbook is a result of one of their working groups, who identified and collated good practice with respect to innovative methods in Higher Level Chemistry Education. It provides a comprehensive overview of innovations in university chemistry teaching from a broad European perspective. The generation of this book through a European Network, with major national chemical societies and a large number of chemistry departments as members make the book unique. The wide variety of scholars who have contributed to the book, make it interesting and invaluable reading for both new and experienced chemistry lecturers throughout the EU and beyond. The book is aimed at chemistry education at universities and other higher level institutions and at all academic staff and anyone interested in the teaching of chemistry at the tertiary level. Although newly appointed teaching staff are a clear target for the book, the innovative aspects of the topics covered are likely to prove interesting to all committed chemistry lecturers.

Author : Mei-Hung Chiu,Hsiao-Lin Tuan,Hsin-Kai Wu,Jing-Wen Lin,Chin-Cheng Chou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400748606

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Chemistry Education and Sustainability in the Global Age by Mei-Hung Chiu,Hsiao-Lin Tuan,Hsin-Kai Wu,Jing-Wen Lin,Chin-Cheng Chou Pdf

This edited volume of papers from the twenty first International Conference on Chemical Education attests to our rapidly changing understanding of the chemistry itself as well as to the potentially enormous material changes in how it might be taught in the future. Covering the full range of appropriate topics, the book features work exploring themes as various as e-learning and innovations in instruction, and micro-scale lab chemistry. In sum, the 29 articles published in these pages focus the reader’s attention on ways to raise the quality of chemistry teaching and learning, promoting the public understanding of chemistry, deploying innovative technology in pedagogy practice and research, and the value of chemistry as a tool for highlighting sustainability issues in the global community. Thus the ambitious dual aim achieved in these pages is on the one hand to foster improvements in the leaching and communication of chemistry—whether to students or the public, and secondly to promote advances in our broader understanding of the subject that will have positive knock-on effects on the world’s citizens and environment. In doing so, the book addresses (as did the conference) the neglect suffered in the chemistry classroom by issues connected to globalization, even as it outlines ways to bring the subject alive in the classroom through the use of innovative technologies.

Author : George M. Bodner,MaryKay Orgill
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015069367434

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Theoretical Frameworks for Research in Chemistry/science Education by George M. Bodner,MaryKay Orgill Pdf

Part of the Prentice Hall Series in Educational Innovation, this concise new volume is the first book devoted entirely to describing and critiquing the various theoretical frameworks used in chemistry education/science education research – with explicit examples of related studies. Provides a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives upon which readers can base educational research. Includes an extensive list of relevant references. Presents a consistent framework for each subject area/chapter. A useful guide for practicing chemists, chemistry instructors, and chemistry educators for learning how to do basic educational research within the context of their own instructional laboratories and classrooms.

Author : Hans-Dieter Barke,Günther Harsch,Siegbert Schmid
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642217562

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Essentials of Chemical Education by Hans-Dieter Barke,Günther Harsch,Siegbert Schmid Pdf

For everybody teaching chemistry or becoming a chemistry teacher, the authors provide a practice-oriented overview with numerous examples from current chemical education, including experiments, models and exercises as well as relevant results from research on learning and teaching. With their proven concept, the authors cover classical topics of chemical education as well as modern topics such as every-day-life chemistry, student’s misconceptions, the use of media or the challenges of motivation. This is the completely revised and updated English edition of a highly successful German title.

Author : Diane M. Bunce,Renèe S. Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015069031337

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Nuts and Bolts of Chemical Education Research by Diane M. Bunce,Renèe S. Cole Pdf

The purpose of this book is to address the key elements of planning chemical education research projects and educational outreach/evaluation components of science grants from a pragmatic point of view.

Author : Ingo Eilks,Avi Hofstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789462091405

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Teaching Chemistry – A Studybook by Ingo Eilks,Avi Hofstein Pdf

This book focuses on developing and updating prospective and practicing chemistry teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge. The 11 chapters of the book discuss the most essential theories from general and science education, and in the second part of each of the chapters apply the theory to examples from the chemistry classroom. Key sentences, tasks for self-assessment, and suggestions for further reading are also included. The book is focused on many different issues a teacher of chemistry is concerned with. The chapters provide contemporary discussions of the chemistry curriculum, objectives and assessment, motivation, learning difficulties, linguistic issues, practical work, student active pedagogies, ICT, informal learning, continuous professional development, and teaching chemistry in developing environments. This book, with contributions from many of the world’s top experts in chemistry education, is a major publication offering something that has not previously been available. Within this single volume, chemistry teachers, teacher educators, and prospective teachers will find information and advice relating to key issues in teaching (such as the curriculum, assessment and so forth), but contextualised in terms of the specifics of teaching and learning of chemistry, and drawing upon the extensive research in the field. Moreover, the book is written in a scholarly style with extensive citations to the literature, thus providing an excellent starting point for teachers and research students undertaking scholarly studies in chemistry education; whilst, at the same time, offering insight and practical advice to support the planning of effective chemistry teaching. This book should be considered essential reading for those preparing for chemistry teaching, and will be an important addition to the libraries of all concerned with chemical education. Dr Keith S. Taber (University of Cambridge; Editor: Chemistry Education Research and Practice) The highly regarded collection of authors in this book fills a critical void by providing an essential resource for teachers of chemistry to enhance pedagogical content knowledge for teaching modern chemistry. Through clever orchestration of examples and theory, and with carefully framed guiding questions, the book equips teachers to act on the relevance of essential chemistry knowledge to navigate such challenges as context, motivation to learn, thinking, activity, language, assessment, and maintaining professional expertise. If you are a secondary or post-secondary teacher of chemistry, this book will quickly become a favorite well-thumbed resource! Professor Hannah Sevian (University of Massachusetts Boston)

Author : Shawn M. Glynn,Bruce K. Britton,Russell H. Yeany
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136469404

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The Psychology of Learning Science by Shawn M. Glynn,Bruce K. Britton,Russell H. Yeany Pdf

Focusing on the teaching and learning of science concepts at the elementary and high school levels, this volume bridges the gap between state-of-the-art research and classroom practice in science education. The contributors -- science educators, cognitive scientists, and psychologists -- draw clear connections between theory, research, and instructional application, with the ultimate goal of improving science teachers' effectiveness in the classroom. Toward this end, explicit models, illustrations, and examples drawn from actual science classes are included.