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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; 1. SETTING THE LANDSCAPE: Focusing on the Methods Course in Secondary Science Teacher Education; INTRODUCTION; RATIONALE; STUCTURE OF THE BOOK; Part I: Interdisciplinary Science Methods Courses; Part II: Discipline-Specific Science Methods Courses; Part III: Synthesis across Contexts; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART I: INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE METHODS COURSES; 2. THE 5E MODEL AS A FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITATING MULTIPLE TEACHER EDUCATION OUTCOMES: A Secondary Science Methods Course in Australia; INTRODUCTION; Secondary Science Education in Australia |
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Teacher Education Program at Western Sydney UniversityPLANNING; Factors Informing Course Design; 5E Unit for Entire Science Methods Course; CLASSROOM PRACTICE; Eliciting Students' Ideas; Working on Students' Ideas; Pressing for Evidence; ASSESSMENT; Assignment 1: Connecting Prior Knowledge to Exploratory Experiences; Assignment 2: Developing a 5E Instructional Unit; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 3. INTERDISCIPLINARY SECONDARY SCIENCE METHODS: A United States -- Massachusetts Context; INTRODUCTION -- CONTEXT; PLANNING -- SECONDARY SCIENCE METHODS COURSE DESIGN |
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CLASSROOM PRACTICE -- WHERE DOES ALL OF THE MASS COME FROM?Pre-Investigation Discussion; Photosynthesis Simulation Laboratory; ASSESSMENT -- UNIT PLANNING AS A COMMON ASSESSMENT; CONCLUSION -- STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT; What Works Well; Areas for Improvement; NOTES; REFERENCES; 4. DEVELOPING SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH LITERACY AMONG SECONDARY IN-SERVICE TEACHERS: An Approach at Bar-Ilan University in Israel; INTRODUCTION; The MST Program and National Context; PLANNING: DISCUSSION OF COURSE DESIGN; Workshop: Scientific Education -- Values and Challenges |
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Seminar: Scientific and Mathematical LiteracyAn Overview of Approach and Topics; The Rational for the Sequence of the Workshop and the Seminar; Literature Framework for Courses Rational; Aligning Course outcomes with Government Priorities and Policy Initiatives; CLASSROOM PRACTICE: VIGNETTE OF A SIGNATURE LESSON; ASSESSMENT: VIGNETTE OF A SIGNATURE ASSESSMENT; CONCLUSION: STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT; NOTES; REFERENCES; 5. STEAM METHODS: A Case from Egypt; INTRODUCTION; PLANNING; CLASSROOM PRACTICE: VIGNETTE OF SIGNATURE LESSONS; STEM/STEAM in the Egyptian Context; Nature of STEM/STEAM |
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ASSESSMENT: VIGNETTE OF A SIGNATURE ASSESSMENTREFERENCES; PART II: DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC SCIENCEMETHODS COURSES; 6. DEVELOPING A REPERTOIRE FORTEACHING BIOLOGY; INTRODUCTION; PLANNING: DISCUSSION OF COURSE DESIGN; Toolkit; Successful Experiences; Goal System; CLASSROOM PRACTICE: VIGNETTE OF A SIGNATURE LESSON; ASSESSMENT: VIGNETTE OF A SIGNATURE ASSESSMENT; CONCLUSION: STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT; REFERENCES; 7. EDUCATING BIOLOGY TEACHERS FROM A SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: Experiences in a Public University in Brazil; INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT; Teacher Education Reform |
| Summary |
The improvement of science education is a common goal worldwide. Countries not only seek to increase the number of individuals pursuing careers in science, but to improve scientific literacy among the general population. As the teacher is one of the greatest influences on student learning, a focus on the preparation of science teachers is essential in achieving these outcomes. A critical component of science teacher education is the methods course, where pedagogy and content coalesce. It is here that future science teachers begin to focus simultaneously on the knowledge, dispositions and skills for teaching secondary science in meaningful and effective ways. This book provides a comparison of secondary science methods courses from teacher education programs all over the world |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
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Science -- Study and teaching -- Education (Secondary)
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Science teachers -- Training of
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Education
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sickel, Aaron J., editor
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Witzig, Stephen B., editor
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| ISBN |
9789463008815 |
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9463008810 |
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