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  • The Nature of Science in Science Education

    Rationales and Strategies

    Edited by W.F. McComas ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The Nature of Science in Science Education is the first book to blend a justification for the inclusion of the history and philosophy of science in science teaching with methods by which this vital content can be shared with a variety of learners. It contains a complete analysis of the variety of tools developed thus far to assess learning in this domain. This book is relevant to science methods ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Conceptual Profiles

    A Theory of Teaching and Learning Scientific Concepts

    Edited by Eduardo F. Mortimer, Charbel N. El-Hani ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The language of science has many words and phrases whose meaning either changes in differing contexts or alters to reflect developments in a given discipline. This book presents the authors’ theories on using ‘conceptual profiles’ to make the teaching of context-dependent meanings more effective. Developed over two decades, their theory begins with a recognition of the coexistence in the students’ ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Metacognition in Science Education

    Trends in Current Research

    Edited by Anat Zohar, Yehudit Judy Dori ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Why is metacognition gaining recognition, both in education generally and in science learning in particular? What does metacognition contribute to the theory and practice of science learning?Metacognition in Science Education discusses emerging topics at the intersection of metacognition with the teaching and learning of science concepts, and with higher order thinking more generally. The book ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Internet Links for Science Education

    Student - Scientist Partnerships

    Edited by Karen C. Cohen ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Science teachers come in many varieties, but they share a common goal: to nurture learners. Over the past decade, we have learned a great deal about how to do this effectively. Of all this new (and some not so new) knowledge, what strikes me as most important is that learning occurs best within a context. Still, as obvious as that may seem, it is relatively rare in our high school science ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Chemistry Education and Sustainability in the Global Age

    Edited by Mei-Hung Chiu, Hsiao-Lin Tuan, Hsin-Kai Wu, Jing-Wen Lin, Chin-Cheng Chou ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume of papers from the twenty first International Conference on Chemical Education attests to our rapidly changing understanding of the chemistry itself as well as to the potentially enormous material changes in how it might be taught in the future. Covering the full range of appropriate topics, the book features work exploring themes as various as e-learning and innovations in ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Current Topics in Czech and Central European Geography Education

    Edited by Petra Karvánková, Dagmar Popjaková, Michal Vančura, Jozef Mládek ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book discusses current challenges related to teaching geography, mainly at the secondary school and higher education level. Focusing on a range of current topics, different methods, techniques, materials, applications, and approaches to geography education with a regional Central European perspective, the book makes an original contribution to the field. Most of the chapters aims at the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice

    Edited by J.K. Gilbert, Onno de Jong, Rosária Justi, David F. Treagust, Jan H. van Driel ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Chemical education is essential to everybody because it deals with ideas that play major roles in personal, social, and economic decisions. This book is based on three principles: that all aspects of chemical education should be associated with research; that the development of opportunities for chemical education should be both a continuous process and be linked to research; and that the ... Read more

    $206.09 USD

  • Science and Technology Education Promoting Wellbeing for Individuals, Societies and Environments

    STEPWISE

    Edited by Larry Bencze ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume provides theoretical and practical resources relating to the ‘STEPWISE’ curricular and instructional framework. ‘STEPWISE’ is the acronym for Science & Technology Education Promoting Wellbeing for Individuals, Societies & Environments. It is a framework for organizing teaching and learning domains in ways that prioritize personal and social actions to address ‘critical ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Teaching Science and Investigating Environmental Issues with Geospatial Technology

    Designing Effective Professional Development for Teachers

    Edited by James MaKinster, Nancy Trautmann, Michael Barnett ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The emerging field of using geospatial technology to teach science and environmental education presents an excellent opportunity to discover the ways in which educators use research-grounded pedagogical commitments in combination with their practical experiences to design and implement effective teacher professional development projects. Often missing from the literature are in-depth, explicit ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Cognitive and Affective Aspects in Science Education Research

    Selected Papers from the ESERA 2015 Conference

    Edited by Kaisa Hahl, Kalle Juuti, Jarkko Lampiselkä, Anna Uitto, Jari Lavonen ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume brings forth intriguing, novel and innovative research in the field of science education. The chapters in the book deal with a wide variety of topics and research approaches, conducted in various contexts and settings, all adding a strong contribution to knowledge on science teaching and learning. The book is comprised of selected high-quality studies that were presented at the ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • International Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Environmental Education: A Reader

    Edited by Jeff Scott, Giuliano Reis ...
    Series Book 3 - Environmental Discourses in Science Education
    The present book shares critical perspectives on the conceptualization, implementation, discourses, policies, and alternative practices of environmental education (EE) for diverse and unique groups of learners in a variety of international educational settings. Each contribution offers insights on the authors’ own processes of re-imagining an education in/about/for the environment that are ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Affective Dimensions in Chemistry Education

    Edited by Murat Kahveci, MaryKay Orgill ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This is a unique resource for those wishing to address the affective domain as they research and solve problems in chemistry education. Contributions by world-leading experts cover both fundamental considerations and practical case studies. This work fills a gap in the literature of chemistry education, which so far has focussed mainly on the cognitive domain. The affective domain refers to ... Read more

    $89.09 USD