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The Art of Teaching Science emphasizes a humanistic, experiential, and constructivist approach to teaching and learning, and integrates a wide variety of pedagogical tools. Becoming a science teacher is a creative process, and this innovative textbook encourages students to construct ideas about science teaching through their interactions with peers, mentors, and instructors, and through hands-on, minds-on activities designed to foster a collaborative, thoughtful learning environment.

This second edition retains key features such as inquiry-based activities and case studies throughout, while simultaneously adding new material on the impact of standardized testing on inquiry-based science, and explicit links to science teaching standards. Also included are expanded resources like a comprehensive website, a streamlined format and updated content, making the experiential tools in the book even more useful for both pre- and in-service science teachers.

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Table of Contents

Part 1. The Art of Teaching Science

Chapter 1. The Art of Teaching Science: A Reconnaissance

Chapter 2. Science for All

Chapter 3. Facilitating Science Learning

Part 2. The Goals and the Curriculum of School Science

Chapter 4. On the History of Science Education

Chapter 5. Science in the School Curriculum

Chapter 6. Science, Technology and Society (STS) in the Science Classroom

Part 3. Connecting Theory and Practice in Science Teaching

Chapter 7. How Adolescents Learn Science

Chapter 8. Models of Science Teaching

Chapter 9. Designs for Learning

Part 4. Strategies of Science Teaching

Chapter 10 . Assessing Active Science Learning

Chapter 11. Strategies Fostering Thinking in the Science Classroom

Chapter 12. The Internet: Learning Science with Online Resources

Appendix A: Science Curriculum Developers

Appendix B: Professional Societies and Organizations

Appendix C: Science Equipment and Computer Software Suppliers

Appendix D: Science Teacher Talk Questionnaire

Notes

Index

The Art of Teaching Science

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 05/08/2008
      ISBN13: 9780415996129, 978-0415996129
      ISBN10: 0415996120
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Art of Teaching Science emphasizes a humanistic, experiential, and constructivist approach to teaching and learning, and integrates a wide variety of pedagogical tools. Becoming a science teacher is a creative process, and this innovative textbook encourages students to construct ideas about science teaching through their interactions with peers, mentors, and instructors, and through hands-on, minds-on activities designed to foster a collaborative, thoughtful learning environment.

      This second edition retains key features such as inquiry-based activities and case studies throughout, while simultaneously adding new material on the impact of standardized testing on inquiry-based science, and explicit links to science teaching standards. Also included are expanded resources like a comprehensive website, a streamlined format and updated content, making the experiential tools in the book even more useful for both pre- and in-service science teachers.

      Spec

      Table of Contents

      Part 1. The Art of Teaching Science

      Chapter 1. The Art of Teaching Science: A Reconnaissance

      Chapter 2. Science for All

      Chapter 3. Facilitating Science Learning

      Part 2. The Goals and the Curriculum of School Science

      Chapter 4. On the History of Science Education

      Chapter 5. Science in the School Curriculum

      Chapter 6. Science, Technology and Society (STS) in the Science Classroom

      Part 3. Connecting Theory and Practice in Science Teaching

      Chapter 7. How Adolescents Learn Science

      Chapter 8. Models of Science Teaching

      Chapter 9. Designs for Learning

      Part 4. Strategies of Science Teaching

      Chapter 10 . Assessing Active Science Learning

      Chapter 11. Strategies Fostering Thinking in the Science Classroom

      Chapter 12. The Internet: Learning Science with Online Resources

      Appendix A: Science Curriculum Developers

      Appendix B: Professional Societies and Organizations

      Appendix C: Science Equipment and Computer Software Suppliers

      Appendix D: Science Teacher Talk Questionnaire

      Notes

      Index

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