Designing Coherent Science Education : Implications for Curriculum, Instruction, and Policy from Social Networking to Friends

by Kali, Yael; Linn, Marcia C.; Roseman, Jo Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780807749135
• ISBN10: 0807749133
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Too often in today's science classes, students learn isolated facts but are unprepared to apply scientific thinking outside of checking off answers on standardized tests. Designing Coherent Science Education demonstrates how effective instruction, supported by research-based curriculum materials and technologies, prepares learners to use scientific principles to make sense of the world around them. Arising from the National Science Foundation-funded Delineating and Evaluating Coherent Instructional Designs for Education (DECIDE) project, this volume brings together experts in curriculum development, technology-assisted learning, diversity, teacher education, and assessment to consider strategies that will help students achieve a more integrated understanding of science.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Framing the Argument
Learning How to Do Science Education: Four Waves of Reform	p. 3
Characterizing Curriculum Coherence	p. 13
Perspectives on Integrated Understanding and Coherence
Designing Learning Environments to Support Students' Integrated Understanding	p. 39
Designing Science Instruction for Diverse Learners	p. 65
Supporting Teachers in Productive Adaptation	p. 94
Building Leadership for Scaling Science Curriculum Reform	p. 123
Assessing Integrated Understanding of Science	p. 153
Synthesis and Policy Implications
Synthesizing Design Knowledge	p. 185
Policies to Promote Coherence	p. 201
References	p. 211
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 235
Credits	p. 240
Index	p. 241
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