| Description |
ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Ways of knowing in science series |
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Ways of knowing in science series.
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| Contents |
1. Overview: Research on Students' Preinstructional Conceptions - The Driving Force for Improving Teaching and Learning in Science and Mathematics / David F. Treagust, Reinders Duit and Barry J. Fraser -- 2. Investigating Student Understanding as a Prerequisite to Improving Teaching and Learning in Science and Mathematics / Reinders Duit, David F. Treagust and Helen Mansfield -- 3. Concept Mapping: A Tool for Improving Science Teaching and Learning / Joseph D. Novak -- 4. Interviews About Instances and Interviews About Events / Malcolm Carr -- 5. Computer-Video-Based Tasks for Assessing Understanding and Facilitating Learning in Geometrical Optics / Fred Goldberg and Sharon Bendall -- 6. Using Teaching Experiments to Enhance Understanding of Students' Mathematics / Leslie P. Steffe and Beatriz S. D'Ambrosio -- 7. Reorganizing the Curriculum and Teaching to Improve Learning in Science and Mathematics / Reinders Duit and Jere Confrey -- 8. Curriculum Development as Research: A Constructivist Approach to Science Curriculum Development and Teaching / Rosalind Driver and Philip H. Scott -- 9. Strategies for Remediating Learning Difficulties in Chemistry / Ruth Ben-Zvi and Avi Hofstein -- 10. Using Student Conceptions of Parallel Lines to Plan a Teaching Program / Helen Mansfield and John Happs -- 11. Teaching for Conceptual Change / Peter W. Hewson -- 12. Contrastive Teaching: A Strategy to Promote Qualitative Conceptual Understanding of Science / Horst Schecker and Hans Niedderer -- 13. Concept Substitution: A Strategy for Promoting Conceptual Change / Diane J. Grayson -- 14. Changing the Curriculum to Improve Student Understandings of Function / Jere Confrey and Helen M. Doerr -- 15. Analytical and Holistic Approaches to Research on Teacher Education / Kenneth Tobin -- 16. Metacognitive Strategies in the Classroom / John R. Baird and Richard T. White -- 17. A Constructivist Perspective on Science Teacher Education / Jeff Northfield, Richard Gunstone and Gaalen Erickson -- 18. Diagnosis of Teachers' Knowledge Bases and Teaching Roles When Implementing Constructivist Teaching/Learning Approaches / Brian Hand -- 19. Implementing Teacher Change at the School Level / James J. Gallagher |
| Summary |
Contains nineteen essays in which the authors discuss issues related to teaching and learning in science and mathematics, discussing the need to determine student understanding, ways to improve curriculum and teaching, and methods of implementing teacher change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Constructivism (Education) -- United States.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Science -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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| Author |
Duit, Reinders.
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Fraser, Barry J.
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Treagust, David F.
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| LC no. |
95038578 |
| ISBN |
0807734799 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0807734802 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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