Learning with Understanding in the Chemistry Classroom

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Devetak, Iztok (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Glažar, Saša Aleksij (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Education.; Science education.; Teaching.; Science Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

This volume offers a critical examination of a variety of conceptual approaches to teaching and learning chemistry in the classroom. Presenting up-to-date research and theory and featuring contributions by respected academics on several continents, it explores ways of making chemical knowledge meani...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section I TEACHING AND LEARNING CHEMISTRY
• Part I UNDERSTANDING CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS
• Constructing active learning in chemistry: concepts, cognition and conceptions, Keith S. Taber
• The development of theoretical frameworks for understanding the learning of chemistry, Gail Chittleborough
• Linking the Macro with the Submicro Levels of Chemistry: The Role of Active Learning by Means of Demonstrations and Experiments, Georgios Tsaparlis
• Teaching Chemistry Conceptually, Vickie M. Williamson
• Debugging Myths about Teaching and Learning Chemistry, Diane M. Bunce
• Part II STUDENTS' CHARACTERISTICS AND CHEMISTRY LEARNING
• The Role of working memory in making the Learning of Chemistry Accessible and Enjoyable, Norman Reid
• Active Learning Educational Strategies Based on the Differences Between Groups of 16-year-old Students Regarding their Gender and Academic Achievements in Chemistry, Iztok Devetak and Saša A. Glažar
• Section II APPROACHES IN CHEMISTRY TEACHING FOR LEARNING WITH UNDERSTANDING
• Part I COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
• Twenty-five Years of Experience with Cooperative Learning in Chemistry, George M. Bodner and Patricia A. Metz
• Problem Solving through Cooperative Learning in the Chemistry Classroom, Liberato Cardellini
• The learning company approach to promote active learning in secondary chemistry lessons, Torsten Witteck, Katharina Beck, Bettina Most, Stephan Kienast and Ingo Eilks
• Contexts as learning catalysts for students and teachers – approaches and exemplary results from the projects Chemie im Kontext and CHEMOL, Ilka Parchmann, Nina Dunker and Wiebke Endres
• Part II TEACHING STRATEGIES
• Using Worksheets with Different Levels of Guidance to Engage Students in Dynamic Simulations, Sevil Akaygün and Loretta L. Jones
• Evaluation of the Predict-Observe-Explain instructional strategy to enhance students’ understanding of redox reactions, David F Treagust, Zuzi Mthembu and A L Chandrasegaran
• Application of Case Study and Role-playing in Forensic Chemistry Education, Iwona Maciejowska, Renata Wietecha-Posłuszny, Michał Woźniakiewicz and Paweł Kościelniak
• Students' motivation levels for learning chemistry and their success on design and construct activity, Margareta Vrtačnik and Mojca Juriševič
• Section III CURRICULUM REFORM AND TEACHERS
• Fostering Active Chemistry Learning in Thailand: Towards a Learner-Centred Student Experience, Richard K. Coll, Ninna Jasoon, Chanyah Dahsah and Sanoe Charmain
• Active Learning in Computerized Chemical Education Environments, Yehudit Judy Dori and Miriam Barak
• Pre-service Chemistry Teachers` Use of Active Learning During their Practical Pedagogical Training, Vesna Ferk Savec and Katarina S. Wissiak Grm.