Science Education

Author : Robyn M. Gillies
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000036312

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Inquiry-based Science Education by Robyn M. Gillies Pdf

Students often think of science as disconnected pieces of information rather than a narrative that challenges their thinking, requires them to develop evidence-based explanations for the phenomena under investigation, and communicate their ideas in discipline-specific language as to why certain solutions to a problem work. The author provides teachers in primary and junior secondary school with different evidence-based strategies they can use to teach inquiry science in their classrooms. The research and theoretical perspectives that underpin the strategies are discussed as are examples of how different ones areimplemented in science classrooms to affect student engagement and learning. Key Features: Presents processes involved in teaching inquiry-based science Discusses importance of multi-modal representations in teaching inquiry based-science Covers ways to develop scientifically literacy Uses the Structure of Observed learning Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy to assess student reasoning, problem-solving and learning Presents ways to promote scientific discourse, including teacher-student interactions, student-student interactions, and meta-cognitive thinking

Author : Johann Friedrich Herbart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Education
ISBN : UCAL:$B262274

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The Science of Education by Johann Friedrich Herbart Pdf

Author : Carl Wieman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674978928

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Improving How Universities Teach Science by Carl Wieman Pdf

Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching. Too few departments ask whether what happens in their lecture halls is effective at helping students to learn and how they can encourage their faculty to teach better. But real change is possible, and Carl Wieman shows us how it can be done—through detailed, tested strategies.

Author : Shamin Padalkar,Mythili Ramchand,Rafikh Shaikh,Indira Vijaysimha
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000591736

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Science Education by Shamin Padalkar,Mythili Ramchand,Rafikh Shaikh,Indira Vijaysimha Pdf

The book presents key perspectives on teaching and learning science in India. It offers adaptive expertise to teachers and educators through a pedagogic content knowledge (PCK) approach. Using cases and episodes from Indian science classrooms to contextualise ideas and practices, the volume discusses the nature of science, and aspects of assessments and evaluations for both process skills and conceptual understanding of the subject. It examines the significance of science education at school level and focuses on meaningful learning and development of scientific and technological aptitude. The chapters deal with topics from physics, chemistry and biology at the middle- and secondary-school levels, and are designed to equip student-teachers with theoretical and practical knowledge abilities about science, science learning and the abilities to teach these topics along with teaching. The book draws extensively from research on science education and teacher education and shifts away from knowledge transmission to the active process of constructivist teaching-learning practices. The authors use illustrative examples to highlight flexible planning for inclusive classrooms. Based on studies on cognitive and developmental psychology, pedagogical content knowledge of science, socio-cultural approaches to learning science, and the history and philosophy of science, the book promotes an understanding of science characterized by empirical criteria, logical arguments and sceptical reviews. With its accessible style, examples, exercises and additional references, it will be useful for students and teachers of science, science educators, BEd and MEd programmes for education, secondary and higher secondary school teachers, curriculum designers and developers of science. It will interest research institutes, non-governmental organisations, professionals and public and private sector bodies involved in science outreach, science education and teaching and learning practices.

Author : John K. Gilbert,Rosária Justi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319290393

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Modelling-based Teaching in Science Education by John K. Gilbert,Rosária Justi Pdf

This book argues that modelling should be a component of all school curricula that aspire to provide ‘authentic science education for all’. The literature on modelling is reviewed and a ‘model of modelling’ is proposed. The conditions for the successful implementation of the ‘model of modelling’ in classrooms are explored and illustrated from practical experience. The roles of argumentation, visualisation, and analogical reasoning, in successful modelling-based teaching are reviewed. The contribution of such teaching to both the learning of key scientific concepts and an understanding of the nature of science are established. Approaches to the design of curricula that facilitate the progressive grasp of the knowledge and skills entailed in modelling are outlined. Recognising that the approach will both represent a substantial change from the ‘content-transmission’ approach to science teaching and be in accordance with current best-practice in science education, the design of suitable approaches to teacher education are discussed. Finally, the challenges that modelling-based education pose to science education researchers, advanced students of science education and curriculum design, teacher educators, public examiners, and textbook designers, are all outlined.

Author : Glen S. Aikenhead
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,8 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 : Robert Eugene Yager
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791427692

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Science/Technology/Society as Reform in Science Education by Robert Eugene Yager Pdf

Science/Technology/Society (S/T/S) is a reform effort to broaden science as a discipline in schools and colleges; to relate science to other facets of the curriculum; and to relate science specifically to technology and to the society that supports and produces new conceptualizations of both. S/T/S is also defined as the teaching and learning of science/technology in the context of human experience. It focuses on a method of teaching that recognizes the importance that experience in the real world has on the learning process. And it recognizes that real learning can occur only when the learner is engaged and able to construct her or his own meaning. Science/Technology/Society As Reform in Science Education is rich with examples of such teaching and learning. It includes impressive research evidence that illustrates that progress has been made and goals have been met. For teachers and administrators alike, this book provides and validates new visions for science education.

Author : John K. Gilbert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402036132

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Visualization in Science Education by John K. Gilbert Pdf

This book addresses key issues concerning visualization in the teaching and learning of science at any level in educational systems. It is the first book specifically on visualization in science education. The book draws on the insights from cognitive psychology, science, and education, by experts from five countries. It unites these with the practice of science education, particularly the ever-increasing use of computer-managed modelling packages.

Author : Sibel Erduran,Zoubeida R. Dagher
Publisher : Springer
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401790574

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Reconceptualizing the Nature of Science for Science Education by Sibel Erduran,Zoubeida R. Dagher Pdf

Prompted by the ongoing debate among science educators over ‘nature of science’, and its importance in school and university curricula, this book is a clarion call for a broad re-conceptualizing of nature of science in science education. The authors draw on the ‘family resemblance’ approach popularized by Wittgenstein, defining science as a cognitive-epistemic and social-institutional system whose heterogeneous characteristics and influences should be more thoroughly reflected in science education. They seek wherever possible to clarify their developing thesis with visual tools that illustrate how their ideas can be practically applied in science education. The volume’s holistic representation of science, which includes the aims and values, knowledge, practices, techniques, and methodological rules (as well as science’s social and institutional contexts), mirrors its core aim to synthesize perspectives from the fields of philosophy of science and science education. The authors believe that this more integrated conception of nature of science in science education is both innovative and beneficial. They discuss in detail the implications for curriculum content, pedagogy, and learning outcomes, deploy numerous real-life examples, and detail the links between their ideas and curriculum policy more generally.

Author : Sibel Erduran,María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402066702

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Argumentation in Science Education by Sibel Erduran,María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre Pdf

Educational researchers are bound to see this as a timely work. It brings together the work of leading experts in argumentation in science education. It presents research combining theoretical and empirical perspectives relevant for secondary science classrooms. Since the 1990s, argumentation studies have increased at a rapid pace, from stray papers to a wealth of research exploring ever more sophisticated issues. It is this fact that makes this volume so crucial.

Author : Matthew N. Bowman
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Science
ISBN : 1536198277

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Topics in Science Education by Matthew N. Bowman Pdf

"Science education represents one of the most fundamental components of any well-designed public education program, as teaching science helps students understand critical thinking skills and evidence-based reasoning. However, the field of science education is not without its controversies, as the multifaceted and complex nature of science leads to differences of opinion on the merits of various teaching modalities. Chapter One of this book explains the tension that exists between individual learning styles, which can vary significantly among students, and the need to offer practical guidance to science teachers, who generally plan their curricula on a class/course basis. Chapter Two describes the lack of consensus on the meaning of STEM or STEAM education among educators and attempts to resolve this ambiguity by clearly defining the characteristics and objectives of STEM education. Chapter Three presents a study that includes a design and implementation of playful science projects in the elementary classroom that facilitate the learning of STEM concepts in formal contexts and promote positive emotions in students. Chapter Four discusses the tendency for teachers to experience negative emotions when conducting STEM education as well as the impact of a teacher's emotional state on student outcomes. Chapter Five explores the logical basis of Einstein's theory of general relativity and its meaning as derived by Einstein's inquiry process. Finally, Chapter Six expresses the importance of teaching science through inquiry by presenting a case study of a simple inquiry-based activity in a public senior high school in Japan"--

Author : John K. Gilbert,Miriam Reiner,Mary Nakhleh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 48,7 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 : Ben Akpan,Teresa J. Kennedy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030436209

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Science Education in Theory and Practice by Ben Akpan,Teresa J. Kennedy Pdf

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 : J.K. Gilbert,C. Boulter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401008761

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Developing Models in Science Education by J.K. Gilbert,C. Boulter Pdf

Models and modelling play a central role in the nature of science, in its conduct, in the accreditation and dissemination of its outcomes, as well as forming a bridge to technology. They therefore have an important place in both the formal and informal science education provision made for people of all ages. This book is a product of five years collaborative work by eighteen researchers from four countries. It addresses four key issues: the roles of models in science and their implications for science education; the place of models in curricula for major science subjects; the ways that models can be presented to, are learned about, and can be produced by, individuals; the implications of all these for research and for science teacher education. The work draws on insights from the history and philosophy of science, cognitive psychology, sociology, linguistics, and classroom research, to establish what may be done and what is done. The book will be of interest to researchers in science education and to those taking courses of advanced study throughout the world.

Author : Douglas L. Medin,Megan Bang
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262026628

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Who's Asking? by Douglas L. Medin,Megan Bang Pdf

Analysis and case studies show that including different orientations toward the natural world makes for more effective scientific practice and science education. The answers to scientific questions depend on who's asking, because the questions asked and the answers sought reflect the cultural values and orientations of the questioner. These values and orientations are most often those of Western science. In Who's Asking?, Douglas Medin and Megan Bang argue that despite the widely held view that science is objective, value-neutral, and acultural, scientists do not shed their cultures at the laboratory or classroom door; their practices reflect their values, belief systems, and worldviews. Medin and Bang argue further that scientist diversity—the participation of researchers and educators with different cultural orientations—provides new perspectives and leads to more effective science and better science education. Medin and Bang compare Native American and European American orientations toward the natural world and apply these findings to science education. The European American model, they find, sees humans as separated from nature; the Native American model sees humans as part of a natural ecosystem. Medin and Bang then report on the development of ecologically oriented and community-based science education programs on the Menominee reservation in Wisconsin and at the American Indian Center of Chicago. Medin and Bang's novel argument for scientist diversity also has important implications for questions of minority underrepresentation in science.