Modelling-based Teaching in Science Education

Modelling-based Teaching in Science Education
Author: John K. Gilbert
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2016-05-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319290398

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.

Teaching Science to Every Child

Teaching Science to Every Child
Author: John Settlage
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2007
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 0415956374

Teaching Science to Every Child proposes a fresh perspective for teaching school science and draws upon an extensive body of classroom research to meaningfully address the achievement gap in science education. Settlage and Southerland begin from the point of view that science can be thought of as a culture, rather than as a fixed body of knowledge. Throughout this book, the idea of culture is used to illustrate how teachers can guide all students to be successful in science while still being respectful of students' ethnic heritages and cultural traditions. By combining a cultural view of science with instructional approaches shown to be effective in a variety of settings, the authors provide elementary and middle school teachers with a conceptual framework as well as pedagogical approaches which support the science learning of a diverse array of students.

The Academic Achievement Challenge

The Academic Achievement Challenge
Author: Jeanne Sternlicht Chall
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2002-03-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781572307681

Looks at a variety of education reforms and innovations over the past one hundred years to find the best approach to teaching.

Advances in Science Education

Advances in Science Education
Author: Hari Shankar Biswas, 1st
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648879824

During the present pandemic situation, the whole world has been emphasized to accept thenew-normal education system. The students and the teachers are not able to interact betweenthemselves due to the lack of accessibility to a common school or academic building. They canaccess their studies only through online learning with the help of gadgets and internet. Thewhole learning system has been changed and the new modern learning system has beenintroduced to the whole world. This book on Advances in Science Education aims to increasethe understanding of science and the construction of knowledge as well as to promote scientificliteracy to become responsible citizenship. Science communication can be used to increasescience-related knowledge for better description, prediction, explanation and understanding.

Wildlife Science

Wildlife Science
Author: Joseph P. Sands
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2012-05-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1040162517

Despite the potential synergy that can result from basing management applications on results from research, there is a polarization of cultures between wildlife managers and wildlife researchers. Wildlife Science: Connecting Research with Management provides strategies for bridging cultural and communication gaps between these groups. The text covers the history of the longstanding disconnect, research and management entities, species case studies, management and policy case studies, and conclusions and future directions. The authors present case studies of both successful and failed interactions, providing a platform for discussion of the underlying issues. They examine current issues in wildlife science and management to explore real-world implications resulting from the research and management disconnect.

Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques

Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques
Author: Susan Kay Jacobson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198716699

A new updated edition of this popular guide to conservation education, concentrating largely on techniques and discussing why, when, and how to develop education materials and implement effective programs.

Curriculum Integration

Curriculum Integration
Author: James A. Beane
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807775169

The quintessential resource on the important topic of curriculum integration! Going well beyond other books on this subject, James Beane details the history of curriculum integration and analyzes current critiques to provide a complete theory of curriculum integration. He defines curriculum integration as a comprehensive approach rather than simply “rearranging subjects.” Using many classroom examples, he explains the relationship between curriculum integration and the disciplines of knowledge. The approach set forth in this groundbreaking volume translates into a democratic vision of general education that transcends the current standards movement. “Offers clear and understandable examples of what curriculum integration means, how it can work, and how it fits a model of democratic education.” —Choice “In this time of conservative attacks on progressive education, it is crucial that we defend and extend democratic policies and practices. James Beane has been one of the most important figures in articulating democratic possibilities in schools. Curriculum Integration shows why he so deserves our respect. It provides a clear and insightful picture of the arguments and realities of democratic curriculum development and teaching.” —Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin–Madison “Jim Beane urges us to completely rethink how we pursue intellectual inquiry, as well as who makes the decisions in the classroom and what our ultimate goals are. Taken seriously, as it ought to be, [his] approach could revolutionize American education.” —Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards and Beyond Discipline “Beane writes directly with a passion that reflects long-in-the-making and deeply rooted convictions about education, youth, and democracy.... This book is a critically important resource . . . and it will remain so for years to come.” —John H. Lounsbury, National Middle School Association

Making Sense of Secondary Science

Making Sense of Secondary Science
Author: Rosalind Driver
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2005-11-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113486082X

When children begin secondary school they already have knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world from their experiences both in primary classes and outside school. These ideas, right or wrong, form the basis of all they subsequently learn. Research has shown that teaching is unlikely to be effective unless it takes into account the position from which the learner starts. Making Sense of Secondary Science provides a concise and accessible summary of the research that has been done internationally in this area. The research findings are arranged in three main sections: * life and living processes * materials and their properties * physical processes. Full bibliographies in each section allow interested readers to pursue the themes further. Much of this material has hitherto been available only in limited circulation specialist journals or in unpublished research. Its publication in this convenient form will be welcomed by all researchers in science education and by practicing science teachers continuing their professional development, who want to deepen their understanding of how their children think and learn.

America's Lab Report

America's Lab Report
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2006-01-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309139341

Laboratory experiences as a part of most U.S. high school science curricula have been taken for granted for decades, but they have rarely been carefully examined. What do they contribute to science learning? What can they contribute to science learning? What is the current status of labs in our nation�s high schools as a context for learning science? This book looks at a range of questions about how laboratory experiences fit into U.S. high schools: What is effective laboratory teaching? What does research tell us about learning in high school science labs? How should student learning in laboratory experiences be assessed? Do all student have access to laboratory experiences? What changes need to be made to improve laboratory experiences for high school students? How can school organization contribute to effective laboratory teaching? With increased attention to the U.S. education system and student outcomes, no part of the high school curriculum should escape scrutiny. This timely book investigates factors that influence a high school laboratory experience, looking closely at what currently takes place and what the goals of those experiences are and should be. Science educators, school administrators, policy makers, and parents will all benefit from a better understanding of the need for laboratory experiences to be an integral part of the science curriculum-and how that can be accomplished.

Science Education Research and Practice in Asia

Science Education Research and Practice in Asia
Author: Mei-Hung Chiu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2016-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811008477

This book discusses the scope of science education research and practice in Asia. It is divided into five sections: the first consists of nine chapters providing overviews of science education in Asia (China, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand). The second section offers chapters on content analysis of research articles, while the third includes three chapters on assessment and curriculum. The fourth section includes four chapters on innovative technology in science education; and the fifth section consists of four chapters on professional development, and informal learning. Each section also has additional chapters providing specific comments on the content. This collection of works provides readers with a starting point to better understand the current state of science education in Asia.