Bøger i Science & Engineering Education Sources serien

Describes a definition of science literacy that draws on the emotional, cognitive, and social. The authors strive to help prepare individuals to read, write, and speak science in a continuously evolving information landscape. In order to meet these objectives, the chapters examine both qualitative and quantitative research.

Offers the college faculty members the insights of the development of reasoning movement. This title includes discussions of Vygotsky's ideas in relation to those of Piaget, of science education research progress since 1978, of constructivist learning theory applied to educational computer games and of applications from anthropology to zoology.

Offers the college faculty members the insights of the development of reasoning movement. This title includes discussions of Vygotsky's ideas in relation to those of Piaget, of science education research progress since 1978, of constructivist learning theory applied to educational computer games and of applications from anthropology to zoology.

Examines the broad question of how students learn physics in a model-centred classroom. This book thoroughly addresses the ""coherence versus fragmentation"" debate in science education, and is the first to advance and explore the hypothesis that deep science learning is regressive and revolutionary.