Jonathan Osborne, Justin Dillon

Good Practice in Science Teaching: What Research Has to Say

Herausgeber: Dillon, Justin; Osborne, Jonathan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the major areas of research and scholarship in science education and discusses the significance, reliability and implications for the practice of science teaching.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Higher Education / Open University Press
• 2nd ed
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9780335238583
• ISBN-10: 0335238580
• Artikelnr.: 28169875

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Osborne is the Shriram Family Professor of Science Education at Stanford University. He started his career teaching physics in London schools before joining King's College London in 1985 where he worked until 2008, when he moved to Stanford. He has researched into the nature of science and argumentation, attitudes to science and science education for public understanding.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Research matters? Science teachers, science teaching: Issues and challenges How science works: What is the nature of scientific reasoning and what do we know about students' understanding? Science for citizenship Thinking about learning: Learning in science Science teaching and cognitive acceleration Practical work The role of language in the learning and teaching of science Technology mediated learning Formative assessment in science Summative assessment: Gold or glitter? Students' attitudes to science Supporting science learning in out-of-school contexts Supporting the development of effective science teachers Index