The pedagogy of physical science

Conceptual change and learning about forces. The challenge of learning about forces and motion ; Conceptual change : a brief historical perspective ; Conceptual change in action : primary teachers learning about forces ; Some conclusions and implications -- The role of analogies in learning. Learnin...

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1. Verfasser: Heywood, David (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Parker, Joan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht u.a. Springer 2010
Schriftenreihe:Contemporary trends and issues in science education 38
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Zusammenfassung:Conceptual change and learning about forces. The challenge of learning about forces and motion ; Conceptual change : a brief historical perspective ; Conceptual change in action : primary teachers learning about forces ; Some conclusions and implications -- The role of analogies in learning. Learning about simple circuits ; Applying analogies to simple circuits ; Implications for pedagogy ; Explanation and meaning ; Practical implications for pedagogy : learning ; Practical implications for pedagogy : teaching ; Teacher subject and pedagogic knowledge -- Cognitive conflict and the formation of shadows. Promoting conceptual change through cognitive conflict ; The challenge presented by the conceptual domain of light ; Exploring the impact of cognitive conflict in learning about shadows ; Resolving the conflict ; The emergence of pedagogical insight ; Discussion ; Some concluding remarks -- Language interpretation and meaning. Conceptualising how language works ; Sign and signification ;Signification in science learning ; Interpretation and meaning -- Metacognition and developing understanding of simple astronomical events. Metacognition and learning ; The conceptual domain of the Earth and beyond ; Mapping movement in conceptual understanding about simple astronomical events ; Insights identified through adopting a metacognitive approach to learning ; Discussion -- The subject matter learning audit and the generation of pedagogical content knowledge. Teacher knowledge ; The subject matter learning audit ; A SMLA case study (stage 1) : learning about forces ; A SMLA case study (stage 2) : the individual national curriculum SMLA ; A SMLA case study (stage 3) : scheme of work SMLA ; Discussion and implications for teacher education.
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 173 - 188
Beschreibung:XII, 197 S.
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ISBN:1402052707
1-4020-5270-7
9781402052705
978-1-4020-5270-5