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This book brings together for the first time philosophers of biology to write about some of the most central concepts and issues in their field from the perspective of biology education. The chapters of the book cover a variety of topics ranging from traditional ones,...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-06-18
Collection :
History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
Format(s) : ePub
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Founded on the premise that zoos are ‘bilingual’—that the zoo, in the shape of its staff and exhibits, and its visitors speak distinct languages—this enlightening analysis of the informal learning that occurs in zoos examines the ‘speech’ of exhibits and staff as well...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-09-28
Format(s) : ePub
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As a scientist, you are a professional writer: your career is built on successful proposals and papers. Success isn't defined by getting papers into print, but by getting them into the reader's consciousness. Writing Science is built upon the idea that successful...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2011-11-29
Format(s) : PDF, ePub
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Science education at school level worldwide faces three perennial problems that have become more pressing of late. These are to a considerable extent interwoven with concerns about the entire school curriculum and its reception by students. The rst problem is the...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2010-09-02
Collection :
Models and Modeling in Science Education
Format(s) : ePub
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Once again, our nation has a powerful need for a revolution devoted to creating scientists. As we face the challenges of climate change, global competitiveness, biodiversity loss, energy needs, and dwindling food supplies, we ?nd ourselves in a period where both...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2010-02-16
Collection :
Classics in Science Education
Format(s) : ePub
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In the science classroom, there are some ideas that are as difficult for young students to grasp as they are for teachers to explain. Forces, electricity, light, and basic astronomy are all examples of conceptual domains that come into this category. How should a...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2009-12-16
Collection :
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
Format(s) : ePub
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thth The 20 International Conference on Chemical Education (20 ICCE), which had rdth “Chemistry in the ICT Age” as the theme, was held from 3 to 8 August 2008 at Le Méridien Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, in Mauritius. With more than 200 participants from 40 countries, the...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2009-07-21
Format(s) : ePub
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In his famous 1959 Rede lecture at Cambridge University, the scientifically-trained novelist C.P. Snow described science and the humanities as "two cultures," separated by a "gulf of mutual incomprehension." And the humanists had all the cultural power -- the low...
Editeur : Basic Books
Parution : 2009-07-14
Format(s) : ePub
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Exploring one of the central themes in science education theory, this volume examines how science education can be considered as a scientific activity within a broad post-positivist notion of science.
Many students find learning science extremely problematic, whatever...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2009-05-29
Collection :
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
Format(s) : PDF
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This volume offers a unique set of research exemplars for science, mathematics and technology educators. The volume explores the important challenge of how to translate leading-edge methodologies into practical research strategies and techniques. The book is divided...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2007-07-26
Collection :
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
Format(s) : PDF
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“Visualization in Science Education” draws on the insights from cognitive psychology, science, and education, by experts from Australia, Israel, Slovenia, UK, and USA. It unites these with the practice of science education, particularly the ever-increasing use of...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2006-03-30
Collection :
Models and Modeling in Science Education
Format(s) : PDF
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Currents such as epistemological and social constructivism, postmodernism, and certain forms of multiculturalism that had become fashionable within science education circles in the last decades lost sight of critical inquiry as the core aim of education. In this book we...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2006-02-22
Collection :
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
Format(s) : PDF
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School science is dominated by textbook-oriented approaches to teaching and learning. Some surveys reveal that students have to read, depending on academic level, between ten and thirty-six pages per week from their textbook. One therefore has to ask, To what degree do...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2005-11-10
Collection :
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
Format(s) : PDF
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