Transforming Teacher Education Through the Epistemic Core of Chemistry - Empirical Evidence and Practical Strategies (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

This book synthesizes theoretical perspectives, empirical evidence and practical strategies for improving teacher education in chemistry. Many chemistry lessons involve mindless "cookbook" activities where students and teachers follow recipes, memorise formulae and recall facts without understanding how and why knowledge in chemistry works. Capitalising on traditionally disparate areas of research, the book investigates how to make chemistry education more meaningful for both students and teachers. It provides an example of how theory and practice in chemistry education can be bridged. It reflects on the nature of knowledge in chemistry by referring to theoretical perspectives from philosophy of chemistry. It draws on empirical evidence from research on teacher education, and illustrates concrete strategies and resources that can be used by teacher educators. The book describes the design and implementation of an innovative teacher education project to show the impact of an intervention on pre-service teachers. The book shows how, by making use of visual representations and analogies, the project makes some fairly abstract and complex ideas accessible to pre-service teachers.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Science: Philosophy, History and Education
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Sibel Erduran • Ebru Kaya
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	189
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-015328-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training Books > Children's & Educational > Science > Chemistry > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	3-03-015328-2
Barcode:	9783030153281

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