The content of science : a constructivist approach to its teaching and learning

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The content of science : a constructivist approach to its teaching and learning

edited by Peter J. Fensham, Richard F. Gunstone, Richard T. White

Falmer Press, 1994

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9780750702201

Description

A group of science educators with experience of being involoved in curriculum development, and in conducting extensive research on many aspects of teaching and learning science, have combined their findings in this volume.; Each author has conducted research into his or her own area of science education and presents the implications of this research for a specific area of science teaching. The experiences of members of the Monash Children's Science Group; specifically three primary teachers and one biology teacher, have also been included so as to present the voices of teachers for whom writing a personal account of their teaching is often an unappealing task.

Table of Contents

  • Beginning to Teach Chemistry, P Fensham
  • Generative Science Teaching, M Wittrock
  • Constructivism, Re-Constructivism and Task-Orientated Problem-Solving, M Watts
  • Structures, Force and Stability. Design A Playground Year 6, C Malcolm
  • Pupils' Understanding of Magnetism in a Practical Assessment Context: The Relationship Between Content, Process and Progression, G Erickson
  • Primary Science in an Integrated Curriculum, K Brass & M Duke
  • Digging into Science - a Unit Developed for a Year Five Class, K Brass and W Jobling
  • Year 3 - Research into Science, K Brass and T Rudd
  • The Importance of Specific Science Content in the Enhancement of Metacognition, R Gunstone
  • The Constructivist Paradigm and Some Implications for Science Content and Pedagogy, M Carr, M Barker, B Bell, F Biddulph, A Jones, V Kirkwood, J Pearson and D Symington
  • Making High-Tech Micrographs Meaningful to the Biology Student, J Wandersee
  • Year 9 Bodies, K Brass, A Symons and S Odgers
  • Learning and Teaching Energy, R Duit and P Haussler
  • Working From Children's Ideas: Planning and Teaching a Chemistry Topic from a Contructivist Perspective, P Scoff, H Asoko, R Driver and J Emberton
  • States of Matter - Pedagogical Sequence and Teaching Strategies Based on Cognitive Research , R Stavy
  • Pedagogical Outcomes of Research in Science Education - Examples in Mechanics and Thermodynamics, L Viennot and S Rozier
  • Dimensions of Content, R White.
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: pbk ISBN 9780750702218

Description

First published in 1994. Leading scholars in science education from eight countries on four continents and ex-pert practising science teachers (primary and secondary) wrote about the teaching and learning of particular science content or skills, and hence how different science content requires different sorts of teaching and learning. Having shared the papers, they then met to discuss them and subsequently revised them. The result is a coherent set of chapters that share valuable insights about the teaching and learning of science. Some chapters consider the detail of specific topics (e.g. floating and sinking, soil and chemical change), some describe innovative procedures, others provide powerful theory. Together they provide a comprehensive analysis of constructivist learning and teaching implications.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables, Preface, 1 Introduction, 2. Beginning to Teach Chemistry, 3. Generative Science Teaching, 4. Constructivism, Re-constructivism and Task-orientated Problem-solving, 5. Structures, Force and Stability. Design a Playground (Year 6), 6. Pupils' Understanding Magnetism in a Practical Assessment Context: The Relationship Between Content, Process and Progression, 7. Primary Science in an Integrated Curriculum, 8. Digging into Science - A Unit Developed for a Year 5 Class, 9. Year 3: Research into Science, 10. The Importance of Specific Science Content in the Enhancement of Metacognition, 11. The Constructivist Paradigm and Some Implications for Science Content and Pedagogy, 12. Making High-tech Micrographs Meaningful to the Biology Student, 13. Year 9 Bodies, 14. Learning and Teaching Energy, 15. Working from Children's Ideas: Planning and Teaching a Chemistry Topic from a Constructivist Perspective, 16. States of Matter - Pedagogical Sequence and Teaching Strategies Based on Cognitive Research, 17. Pedagogical Outcomes of Research in Science Education: Examples in Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 18. Dimensions of Content, Postscript, Notes on Contributors, Author Index, Subject Index

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