UID:
almahu_9949086566502882
Format:
1 online resource (223 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781317510697
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1317510690
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9781317510703
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1317510704
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9781315717678
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1315717670
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Education
Content:
"Consistent with international trends, there is an active pursuit of more engaging science education in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this book is to bring together some examples of research being undertaken at a range of levels, from studies of curriculum and assessment tools, to classroom case studies, and investigations into models of teacher professional learning and development. While neither a comprehensive nor definitive representation of the work that is being carried out in the region, the contributions--from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand--give a taste of some of the issues being explored, and the hopes that researchers have of positively influencing the types of science education experienced by school students. The purpose of this book is therefore to share contextual information related to science education in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as offering insights for conducting studies in this region and outlining possible questions for further investigation. In addition, we anticipate that the specific resources and strategies introduced in this book will provide a useful reference for curriculum developers and science educators when they design school science curricula and science both pre-service and in-service teacher education programmes. The first section of the book examines features of science learners and learning, and includes studies investigating the processes associated with science conceptual learning, scientific inquiry, model construction, and students' attitudes towards science. The second section focuses on teachers and teaching. It discusses some more innovative teaching approaches adopted in the region, including the use of group work, inquiry-based instruction, developing scientific literacy, and the use of questions and analogies. The third section reports on initiatives related to assessments and curriculum reform, including initiatives associated with school-based assessment, formative assessment strategies, and teacher support accompanying curriculum reform."--Provided by publisher.
Note:
part, I The science learner and learning --
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chapter 1 Learning, teaching, and assessing science in the Asia-Pacific context /
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chapter 2 Taiwanese students’ ‘equilibrium’ reasoning --
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Fluency in linking Newton’s first and second laws /
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chapter 3 Primary school students’ use of the concepts of evidence in science inquiries /
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chapter 4 Understanding students’ co-construction processes of scientific modelling in Korean junior high school classrooms /
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chapter 5 Hong Kong students’ characteristics of science learning in relation to ROSE /
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part, II Science pedagogy --
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chapter 6 Investigating the impact of inquiry-based instruction on students’ science learning in Taiwan /
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chapter 7 Teaching values and life skills using reversed analogies in school science /
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chapter 8 The influence of group work on students’ science learning in Hong Kong primary schools /
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chapter 9 Elementary science learning experiences in Singapore --
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Learning in a group /
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chapter 10 Focusing on scientific literacy --
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The value of professional learning /
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chapter 11 Analysis of questions in primary school science textbooks in Japan /
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part, III Assessment and curriculum reform --
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chapter 12 Assessment policy in the senior physics curriculum documents of Mainland China and Hong Kong /
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chapter 13 Pre-service science teachers’ implementation of assessment for students’ learning /
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chapter 14 School science in New Zealand --
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Support for curriculum reform and implementation /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367272081
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0367272083
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781138858848
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1138858846
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315717678
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