Learning With Understanding In The Chemistry Classroom

Author : Iztok Devetak,Saša Aleksij Glažar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400743663

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Learning with Understanding in the Chemistry Classroom by Iztok Devetak,Saša Aleksij Glažar Pdf

This volume offers a critical examination of a variety of conceptual approaches to teaching and learning chemistry in the school classroom. Presenting up-to-date research and theory and featuring contributions by respected academics on several continents, it explores ways of making knowledge meaningful and relevant to students as well as strategies for effectively communicating the core concepts essential for developing a robust understanding of the subject. Structured in three sections, the contents deal first with teaching and learning chemistry, discussing general issues and pedagogical strategies using macro, sub-micro and symbolic representations of chemical concepts. Researchers also describe new and productive teaching strategies. The second section examines specific approaches that foster learning with understanding, focusing on techniques such as cooperative learning, presentations, laboratory activities, multimedia simulations and role-playing in forensic chemistry classes. The final part of the book details learner-centered active chemistry learning methods, active computer-aided learning and trainee chemistry teachers` use of student-centered learning during their pre-service education. Comprehensive and highly relevant, this new publication makes a significant contribution to the continuing task of making chemistry classes engaging and effective.

Author : James Dudley Herron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020141474

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The Chemistry Classroom by James Dudley Herron Pdf

Aimed at chemists who teach at the high school and introductory college level, this valuable resource provides the reader with a wealth of knowledge and insight into Dr. Herron's experiences in teaching and learning chemistry. Using specific examples from chemistry to illustrate principles of learning, the volume applies cognitive science to teaching chemistry and explores such topics as how individuals learn, teaching problem solving, concept learning, language roles, and task involvement. Includes learning exercises to help educators decide how they should teach.

Author : Norbert J. Pienta,Melanie M. Cooper,Thomas J. Greenbowe
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : UCSD:31822037148277

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Chemists' Guide to Effective Teaching by Norbert J. Pienta,Melanie M. Cooper,Thomas J. Greenbowe Pdf

For courses in Methods of Teaching Chemistry. Useful for new professors, chemical educators or students learning to teach chemistry. Intended for anyone who teaches chemistry or is learning to teach it, this book examines applications of learning theories presenting actual techniques and practices that respected professors have used to implement and achieve their goals. Each chapter is written by a chemist who has expertise in the area and who has experience in applying those ideas in their classrooms. This book is a part of the Prentice Hall Series in Educational Innovation for Chemistry.

Author : Ingo Eilks,Avi Hofstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Ingo Eilks,Avi Hofstein
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,5 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 : Avi Hofstein,Muhamad Hugerat
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839162084

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Teaching and Learning in the School Chemistry Laboratory by Avi Hofstein,Muhamad Hugerat Pdf

Authored by renowned experts in the field of chemistry education, this book provides a holistic approach to cover all issues related to learning and teaching in the chemistry laboratory.

Author : Keith S Taber
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839167454

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The Nature of the Chemical Concept by Keith S Taber Pdf

This book offers a step-by-step analysis and discussion of just why some students find chemistry difficult, by examining the nature of chemistry concepts, and how they are communicated and learnt.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8131302385

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Modern Methods of Teaching Chemistry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Javier García-Martínez,Elena Serrano-Torregrosa
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783527679324

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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 : 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 : 46,9 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 : John K. Gilbert,Miriam Reiner,Mary Nakhleh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402052675

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Visualization: Theory and Practice in Science Education by John K. Gilbert,Miriam Reiner,Mary Nakhleh Pdf

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 : Ilka Parchmann,Shirley Simon,Jan Apotheker
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839161278

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Engaging Learners with Chemistry by Ilka Parchmann,Shirley Simon,Jan Apotheker Pdf

Many projects in recent years have applied context-based learning and engagement tools to the fostering of long-term student engagement with chemistry. While empirical evidence shows the positive effects of context-based learning approaches on students’ interest, the long-term effects on student engagement have not been sufficiently highlighted up to now. Edited by respected chemistry education researchers, and with contributions from practitioners across the world, Engaging Learners with Chemistry sets out the approaches that have been successfully tested and implemented according to different criteria, including informative, interactive, and participatory engagement, while also considering citizenship and career perspectives. Bringing together the latest research in one volume, this book will be useful for chemistry teachers, researchers in chemistry education and professionals in the chemical industry seeking to attract students to careers in the chemical sector.

Author : Sharmistha Basu-Dutt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470590580

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Making Chemistry Relevant by Sharmistha Basu-Dutt Pdf

Unique new approaches for making chemistry accessible to diverse students Students' interest and achievement in academics improve dramatically when they make connections between what they are learning and the potential uses of that knowledge i n the workplace and/or in the world at large. Making Chemistry Relevant presents a unique collection of strategies that have been used successfully in chemistry classrooms to create a learner-sensitive environment that enhances academic achievement and social competence of students. Rejecting rote memorization, the book proposes a cognitive constructivist philosophy that casts the teacher as a facilitator helping students to construct solutions to problems. Written by chemistry professors and research groups from a wide variety of colleges and universities, the book offers a number of creative ways to make chemistry relevant to the student, including: Teaching science in the context of major life issues and STEM professions Relating chemistry to current events such as global warming, pollution, and terrorism Integrating science research into the undergraduate laboratory curriculum Enriching the learning experience for students with a variety of learning styles as well as accommodating the visually challenged students Using media, hypermedia, games, and puzzles in the teaching of chemistry Both novice and experienced faculty alike will find valuable ideas ready to be applied and adapted to enhance the learning experience of all their students.

Author : Rachel Mamlok-Naaman,Ingo Eilks,George Bodner,Avi Hofstein
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 54,6 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 : Michael Horton
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781936959945

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Take-Home Chemistry by Michael Horton Pdf

For high school science teachers, homeschoolers, science coordinators, and informal science educators, this collection of 50 inquiry-based labs provides hands-on ways for students to learn science at home safely. Author Michael Horton promises that students who conduct the labs in Take-Home Chemistry as supplements to classroom instruction will enhance higher-level thinking, improve process skills, and raise high-stakes test scores."