Science Education Research and Practice in Asia-Pacific and Beyond

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Yeo, Jennifer (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Teo, Tang Wee (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Tang, Kok-Sing (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Science education.; Science Education.

This book is based on presentations at the International Science Education Conference (ISEC) 2014. It showcases a selection of the best papers by researchers and science teachers from the Asia-Pacific region, North America and the United Kingdom. Centered on the theme of "Pushing the boundaries...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section A: Practices of Science
• 1 From lists in pieces to coherent wholes: nature of science, scientific practices and science teacher education
• 2 Introducing modelling into school science
• 3 Exploring mechanistic reasoning in chemistry
• 4 Supporting scientific report writing in a chemistry classroom
• 5 Exploring 'the thinking behind the doing' in an investigation: Students' understanding of variables
• Section B: Societal and Affective Dimensions of Science
• 6 On the convergent between science and environmental education
• 7 Science education and promises and prospects of interest
• 8 Nature teachers: Young children's experiences learning science outdoors
• 9 Affordances of purposeful play
• Section C: Teacher Professional Development
• 10 Changing practice: The impact of research
• 11 Showcasing Singapore Science Teachers' Research
• 12 Coherence in the teaching of South African chemistry lessons
• 13 Collaborative classroom based teacher professional learning model
• 14 PCK development in experienced biology teachers in their first attempts at teaching a new topic.