Introduction: Personal Meaning and Public Knowledge: A New View of Knowledge Acquisition in Science Learning -- Ch. 1. Beginning a Study of Children's Knowledge Construction in Science -- Ch. 2. The Learner Constructs Meaning: Research on Children's Learning in Science -- Ch. 3. The Importance of a Perspective on Language in Science Learning -- Ch. 4. Donnie: The Communicator - A Deep Personal Involvement in Learning -- Ch. 5. Mark: The Boy of Ideas - An Intellectual Orientation to Science Learning -- Ch. 6. Martin: The Tinkerer - The Enjoyment of Physical Involvement with Science Materials -- Ch. 7. Melody: The Social Butterfly - An Aesthetic-Social Orientation to Science Learning -- Ch. 8. Yasmin: The Student - A Dedication to High Achievement -- Ch. 9. Pierre: The Artist - Sheer Delight in the Details of Natural History -- Ch. 10. Personal Orientation to Science Learning: An Ecological Perspective on Knowledge Integration
Ch. 11. Developing Teaching Approaches That Build on Learners' Ideas and Actions in Science -- Epilogue: Toward Science Learning with the Psyche Left In
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