Transforming Teacher Education Through the Epistemic Core of Chemistry Empirical Evidence and Practical Strategies /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Erduran, Sibel (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kaya, Ebru (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Science: Philosophy, History and Education,
• Θέματα: Science education.; Learning.; Instruction.; Teaching.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education-Curricula.; Education-Philosophy.; Science Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Curriculum Studies.; Educational Philosophy.

This book synthesizes theoretical perspectives, empirical evidence and practical strategies for improving teacher education in chemistry. Many chemistry lessons involve mindless "cookbook" activities where students and teachers follow recipes, memorise formulae and recall facts without und...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Dedication
• Foreword
• Preface
• Authors' Introduction
• Chapter 1. Philosophy of Chemistry and Chemistry Education
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Arguments about chemistry teaching
• 1.3 Chemistry Curriculum Development: A Brief Overview
• 1.4 Philosophy of Chemistry: A New Source of Information for Chemistry Education
• 1.5 Benefits of Learning Epistemic Themes in Chemistry Education
• 1.6 Rationale and Outline of the Book
• 1.7 Conclusions
• Chapter 2. Defining the Epistemic Core of Chemistry
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Aims and Values in Chemistry
• 2.3 Practices in Chemistry
• 2.4 Methods in Chemistry
• 2.5 Knowledge in Chemistry
• 2.6 Applying the Epistemic Core to Chemistry Concepts
• 2.7 Implications for Chemistry Education
• 2.8 Conclusions
• Chapter 3. Epistemic Beliefs and Teacher Education
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Epistemology and Teacher Education
• 3.3 Epistemic Beliefs
• 3.4 Teachers' Knowledge and Learning
• 3.5 Strategies for Supporting Chemistry Teacher's Epistemic Thinking
• 3.5.1 Argumentation
• 3.5.2 Visualisation
• 3.5.3 Analogies
• 3.6 Development of Pre-Service Teachers' Epistemic Thinking
• 3.7 Teacher Education in National Context
• 3.7.1 Contrast of Teacher Education Programmes at Oxford and Bogazici
• 3.8 Conclusions
• Chapter 4. Incorporating the Epistemic Core in Teacher Education Practice
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Teacher Education Context in Turkey
• 4.3 Design of Teacher Education Sessions
• 4.3.1 Session on Introduction to Nature of Science
• 4.3.2 Session on the Family Resemblance Approach
• 4.3.3 Session on Aims and Values of Science
• 4.3.4 Session on Scientific Methods
• 4.3.5 Session on Scientific Practices
• 4.3.6 Session on Scientific Knowledge
• 4.3.7 Session on Generative Images of the Epistemic Core
• 4.4 Lesson Ideas on Chemistry Topics Produced by Pre-Service Teachers
• 4.4.1 Lesson Ideas on Aims and Values
• 4.4.2 Lesson Ideas on Practices
• 4.4.3 Lesson Ideas on Methods
• 4.4.4 Lesson Ideas on Knowledge
• 4.5 Conclusions
• Chapter 5. Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers' Representations and Perceptions of the Epistemic Core: A Thematic Analysis
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Tracing Pre-Service Teachers' Representations and Perceptions
• 5.3 Defining Aims and Values of Science
• 5.4 Types of Scientific Practices
• 5.5 Diversity of Scientific Methods
• 5.6 Coherence among Knowledge Forms and the Growth of Knowledge
• 5.7 Conclusions
• Chapter 6. The Impact of Teacher Education on Understanding the Epistemic Core: Focusing on one Pre-Service Chemistry Teacher
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Representations and Perceptions of Aims and Values
• 6.3 Representations and Perceptions of Scientific Practices
• 6.4 Representations and Perceptions of Scientific Methods
• 6.5 Representations and Perceptions of Scientific Knowledge
• 6.6 Conclusions
• Chapter 7. Learning and Teaching about Philosophy of Chemistry: Teacher Educators' Reflections
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Journey to Teacher Education
• 7.3 Background in History and Philosophy of Science
• 7.4 Experiences in Incorporating Nature of Chemistry in Teacher Education
• 7.5 Transforming Theoretical Frameworks into Empirical Research
• 7.6 Conclusions
• Chapter 8. Towards Development of Epistemic Identity in Chemistry Teacher Education
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 A Framework of Epistemic Identity
• 8.3 Epistemic Identity and Teacher Education
• 8.4 Implications for Future Research
• 8.5 Strengths and Limitations of the Book
• 8.5 Conclusions
• Authors' Biographies.