ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.- SERIES FOREWORD, Dana Zeidler.- PREFACE.-
INTRODUCTION:
CHINESE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT.- PART I. SCIENCE EDUCATION REFORM
POLICIES.- Editor's Introduction: Part I.- Chapter 1. Status of Chinese Science Education Reforms:
Policies and Development Framework, Hongshia Zhang & Dongshen Wan.- PART II. SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.- Editor's Introduction:
Part II.- Chapter 2. An Overview of Early
Childhood Science Education in China, Xiaoyi Gao & Baohui Zhang.-
Chapter 3. Elementary Science Education
Reform in Guangzhou: Expectations and Changes, Lingbiao
Gao, Cuidian Feng, Maorong Zhan, & Xueping Zheng.- Chapter 4. Science Teaching Practices in
Junior Secondary Schools, Hongjia Ma, Gavin W. Fulmer & Ling L. Liang.- Chapter
5. Science Curriculum and implementation in Senior Secondary School,Xiao Huang, Lin Ding & Bingyuan Hu.- Chapter 6. Examining the Senior Secondary School Chemistry
Curriculum in China in View of Scientific Literacy, Bing Wei & Bo Chen.- PART III. SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS IN SCIENCE
EDUCATION.- Editor's
Introduction: Part III.- Chapter 7:Challenges and Opportunities
for Environmental Education Towards Education for Sustainable Development in Chinese
Communities, Irene Nga-yee Cheng &
Winnie Wing-mui So.- Chapter
8. Hong Kong Students'
Decision Making about Ecological and Health Issues, Y. C. Lee.- PART IV. ASSESSMENT.- Editor's Introduction:
Part IV.- Chapter 9. Assessing Science
Learning in Schools: Current Policy and Practices, Cuidian Feng & Lingbiao Gao.- Chapter
10. Alignment between the National
Science Curriculum Standards and Standardized Exams at Secondary School
Gateways, Xian Chen, Min Y. Jiang, Li Cai,
Ling L. Liang, Jin Du, Yan Zhou.- Chapter
11.Relationship between Science Teachers' Conceptions of Assessment
of Students' Academic Performance and Their Instructional Approaches, Weining Wu.- PART V. SCIENCE LEARNING
IN INFORMAL SETTINGS.- Editor's
Introduction: Part V.- Chapter
12. An Examination of National Policy on
Youth Science Learning in Informal Education Settings and Its Implementation in
China, Huiliang Zhang & Shunke Shi.-Chapter
13. An
Overview of Research on Informal Science Learning among China's Youth, Fujun Ren &
Jingying Wang.- Chapter 14. Effects of
Media on Science Learning of Chinese Youths: A Synthesis of Literature and a
Case Study, Ling Chen, Yan Yan & Jie Yuan.- Chapter 15. A Case Study of a Science Teacher in a
Science Club Teaching Scientific Inquiry, Xiu-Ju Li.- Chapter 16.Students'
Views of Science Learning During Visits to Science Museums: A Case Study, Lihui Wang.- PART VI. SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION.-
Editor's Introduction: Part VI.- Chapter 17. An Overview of Professional
Preparation for Pre-Service and In-Service Science Teachers, Cheng
Liu & Enshan
Liu.- Chapter
18. Enhancing
Science Teacher Professional Development: Lessons from a Study of
Misconceptions of Junior Secondary Biology Teachers, Enshan
Liu &
Mingyu Li.- Chapter 19. Video Case Instruction: A New Approach to Instructional Design and
Practice for Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers, Zhen Lu & Lyna Kwan.- EPILOGUE.
