Learning Science in the Schools

by Glynn, Shawn M.; Duit, Reinders

• ISBN13: 9780805818086
• ISBN10: 0805818081
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781136487781
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
Learning Science Meaningfully	p. 1
Learning Science Meaningfully: Constructing Conceptual Models	p. 3
Acknowledgments	p. 28
Constructivism and the Learning of Science	p. 35
References	p. 57
Children's Attitudes Toward Learning Science	p. 59
Acknowledgments	p. 79
References	p. 79
Students' Beliefs About Epistemology, Science, and Classroom Learning: A Question of Fit	p. 85
References	p. 107
Conceptual Development in Science Domains	p. 109
Children's Biological Ideas: Knowledge About Ecology, Inheritance, and Evolution	p. 111
Conceptual Development of Basic Ideas in Chemistry	p. 131
Children's Understanding of Astronomy and the Earth Sciences	p. 155
Conceptual Development in Physics: Students' Understanding of Heat	p. 179
References	p. 196
Conceptual Tools for Learning Science	p. 199
The Thinker Tools Project: Computer Microworlds as Conceptual Tools for Facilitating Scientific Inquiry	p. 201
References	p. 225
Concept Mapping: A Strategy for Organizing Knowledge	p. 229
Teaching Science with Analogies: A Strategy for Constructing Knowledge	p. 247
Acknowledgments	p. 271
References	p. 271
Science Textbooks: Their Present Role and Future Form	p. 275
Assessing Learners' Science Knowledge	p. 297
Moving Toward a Portfolio Culture in Science Education	p. 299
References	p. 324
Diagnostic Assessment of Students' Science Knowledge	p. 327
Interviewing: A Technique for Assessing Science Knowledge	p. 347
References	p. 362
Author Index	p. 365
Subject Index	p. 375
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