Skills and Processes in Science Education
Published in July 1989
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-415-01287-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book takes a critical look at the current swing towards skills and processes in the science curriculum. This book should be of interest to science teachers, teachers in training, educationalists, and examiners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 figures
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-01287-4 (9780415012874)
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Content
Introduction: the book and its contents Jerry Wellington 1. Skills and Processes in Science Education: An Introduction Jerry Wellington 2. Processes in Science Education: An Historical Perspective E.W. Jenkins, University of Leeds, School of Education 3. What is 'Scientific Method' and Can It Be Taught? Robin Millar, University of York, School of Education 4. Learning Processes in Science: A Classroom Perspective Angela Brook, Rosalind Driver, and Kate Johnson, CLIS Project, University of Leeds 5. Philosophies of Science and their Relation to Scientific Processes and the Science Curriculum Nicholas J. Selley, Kingston Polytechnic 6. Problems in the Assessment of Scientific Skills Bob Fairbrother, University of London, King's College 7. Towards a Holistic View of Processes in Science Education Brian E. Woolnough, University of Oxford 8. Balanced Science: Equilibrium Between Context, Process, and Content Jeff Kirkham, Secondary Science Curriculum Review.