Doing science : images of science in education /

Doing Science is unique in seeking to make explicit the links between science education and science studies. These fields of study and their respective academic communities, whilst appearing to have many potential points of contact, remain surprisingly separate, with little apparent recognition of t...

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Other Authors: Millar, Robin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2012.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781136452857
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Doing Science: Images of Science in Education; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Science Education and Science Studies; 1. Accomplishing Scientific Instruction; 2. Bending the Evidence: The Relationship between Theory and Experiment in Science Education; 3. A Study of Pupils' Responses to Empirical Evidence; 4. The Construction of Scientific Knowledge in School Classrooms; 5. Science as a Discipline, Science as Seen by Students and Teachers' Professional Knowledge; 6. The Social Construction of School Science.
  • 7. Writing and Reading in Science: The Hidden Messages8. Waves or Particles? The Cathode Ray Debate in the Classroom; 9. Adventures with N Rays: An Approach to Teaching about Scientific Theory and Theory Evaluation; Suggestions for Further Reading; Notes on Contributors; Index.