Charles R. Ault

Challenging Science Standards

A Skeptical Critique of the Quest for Unity

• Broschiertes 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9781475818482
• ISBN-10: 1475818483
• Artikelnr.: 42558943

Autorenporträt

Charles R. Ault, Jr. ("Kip") Professor Emeritus, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, taught courses in science education, field geology, natural history, and curriculum theory to elementary and secondary science teachers for three decades. His early research addressed children's conceptions of time, matter, and energy and his more recent interests have focused on earth science education.

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