Learning and Teaching Scientific Inquiry: Research and Applications - Softcover

Jadrich, James; Bruxvoort, Crystal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936137224 ISBN 13: 9781936137220

Verlag: National Science Teachers Association, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Science teacher educators, curriculum specialists, professional development facilitators, and K– 8 teachers are bound to increase their understanding and confidence when teaching inquiry after a careful reading of this definitive volume. Advancing a new perspective, James Jadrich and Crystal Bruxvoort assert that scientific inquiry is best taught using models in science rather than focusing on scientists’ activities. The authors place additional emphasis on sharing cognitive science research that provides valuable insight into how students learn and how instructors should teach. Educators will find detailed examples, practice problems, activities, and lesson ideas that apply research findings to practical scenarios for the classroom. Extensively researched and pilot tested in both classrooms and professional development settings, Learning and Teaching Scientific Inquiry will help teachers integrate authentic scientific inquiry into their science programs.

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James Jadrich has worked in the field of science education for over 25 years. He is known for his outstanding teaching of undergraduate and graduate students and is a recipient of the Calvin Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching. He received his masters and PhD in physics from the University of California, Davis, and is now Chair of the Science Education Group and Professor of Science Education and Physics at Calvin College.

He has received numerous grants and published many papers, book chapters, and a textbook in his research areas of scientific reasoning and science teacher development. In addition to Calvin College, he has also worked at the University of California, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois and has taught science in grades 6-12 in Australia. He is also actively engaged in teacher and school development in Liberia, West Africa.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: National Science Teachers Association
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1936137224
• ISBN 13: 9781936137220
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 236
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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