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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Keith S. Taber (University of Cambridge, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780415897310ISBN 10: 0415897319 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 23 April 2014 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments Section 1. Student conceptions and science Introduction. The things students say: learners’ ideas about science topics Chapter 1. Why is learning science so difficult for many students? Chapter 2. Characterising and labelling learners’ ideas Chapter 3. Alternative conceptions of learning Section 2. Making sense of student thinking Chapter 4. Innateness and development: cognitive biases influencing learners’ ideas Chapter 5. Developing intuitions about the world Chapter 6. The role of language in learning science Chapter 7. The influence of everyday beliefs Chapter 8. Thinking about knowing and learning: Metacognitive and epistemological limitations on science learning Chapter 9. Integrating knowledge and constructing conceptual frameworks Section 3. Diagnosing student thinking in science learning Chapter 10. A provisional synthesis: Learning, teaching, and ‘bugs’ in the system Chapter 11. The science teacher as learning doctor Chapter 12. Science teaching informed by an appreciation of student thinkingReviewsI encourage science teachers of all specialities who are looking to enhance their classroom practice to pick up a copy of Student thinking and learning in science and accept Keith's challenge to take on the role of 'a science learning doctor' and look to diagnose, prevent and ultimately cure bugs in their own teaching. - Catherine Smith, Education in Chemistry, Nov 2014 Author InformationKeith S. Taber is University Reader in Science Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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