Taber, Keith.

Master class in science education : transforming teaching and learning / Keith Taber; Sue Brindley, series editor. - xiv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - MasterClass .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of FiguresList of TablesPrefacePart I: Introduction1. Enquiring Into Science TeachingPart II: Perspectives on Science Teaching2. Critiquing the Science Curriculum: Perspectives on Why We Should Teach the Sciences3. Reflecting the Nature of Scientific Knowledge in Science Education 4. Teacher Subject Knowledge: A Key Focus for Continuing Professional Development 5. Identifying and Sequencing Learning Quanta6. The Nature of Students' Scientific Knowledge: What Does Research Suggest? 7. Recognising Productive Lesson Activities 8. Seeking Evidence of Significant LearningPart III: Issues in Teaching Science Subjects9. A 21st-Century Notion of Scientific Knowledge10. The Value of Not Believing In Science11. A Challenge in Teaching Biology: Natural Selection12. A Challenge in Teaching Chemistry: Submicroscopic Particle Models13. A Challenge in Teaching Physics: Electrical Circuits in the Lower Secondary School14. Teaching Science as Enquiry and Supporting 'Minds-On' Practical Work15. Challenging the Gifted Young Scientist (and Other Young Scientists)References Index

Explores a range of issues faced in secondary science teaching and discusses strategies for teaching the nature of scientific knowledge, making practical work effective and challenging gifted young scientists

College of Education


Text in English

9781474289412 (pbk)


Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary)

507.1 T11 2019