Charles R. Ault

Challenging Science Standards

A Skeptical Critique of the Quest for Unity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through analyses of disciplinary knowledge, school curricula, and classroom learning, the book uncovers flaws in the unifying dimensions of the science standards. It proposes respect for disciplinary diversity and attention to questions of value in choosing what science to teach.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781475818475
• ISBN-10: 1475818475
• Artikelnr.: 42557519

Autorenporträt

By Charles R. Ault Jr.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Foreword by John L. Rudolph Introduction: Halting the Quest Part
I: The Nature of the Problem Chapter 1: Unity v. Diversity Chapter 2: The
Scientific Method from Cradle to Grave Chapter 3: Old Wine in New Bottles
Chapter 4: The "Alphabets" from NSF Chapter 5: Abstract Liabilities Chapter
6: Cataclysms Outside the Classroom Chapter 7: The Downward Spiral Part II:
Diversity's Starting Points Chapter 8: The Second Style Chapter 9:
Geological Reasoning Chapter 10: Metaphor and Analogy Part III: Prospective
Solutions Chapter 11: The Twin Pillars of Thinking and Doing Chapter 12:
The Promising Idea of Core Progressions Chapter 13:The Elbow and Ankle Tour
of the Zoo Chapter 14: Cracks in Unity's Armor Chapter 15: The Promise of
Place Conclusion: A New Coherence