Challenging Science Standards - A Skeptical Critique of the Quest for Unity

Through analyses of disciplinary knowledge, school curricula, and classroom learning, the book uncovers flaws in the unifying dimensions of the science standards. It proposes respect for disciplinary diversity and attention to questions of value in choosing what science to teach.

List of contents

Contents

Foreword by John L. Rudolph
Introduction: Halting the Quest
Part I: The Nature of the Problem
Chapter 1: Unity v. Diversity
Chapter 2: The Scientific Method from Cradle to Grave
Chapter 3: Old Wine in New Bottles
Chapter 4: The "Alphabets" from NSF
Chapter 5: Abstract Liabilities
Chapter 6: Cataclysms Outside the Classroom
Chapter 7: The Downward Spiral
Part II: Diversity's Starting Points
Chapter 8: The Second Style
Chapter 9: Geological Reasoning
Chapter 10: Metaphor and Analogy
Part III: Prospective Solutions
Chapter 11: The Twin Pillars of Thinking and Doing
Chapter 12: The Promising Idea of Core Progressions
Chapter 13:The Elbow and Ankle Tour of the Zoo
Chapter 14: Cracks in Unity's Armor
Chapter 15: The Promise of Place
Conclusion: A New Coherence

About the author

By Charles R. Ault Jr.

Summary

Through analyses of disciplinary knowledge, school curricula, and classroom learning, the book uncovers flaws in the unifying dimensions of the science standards. It proposes respect for disciplinary diversity and attention to questions of value in choosing what science to teach.

Product details

• Authors: Charles R Jr. Ault, Charles R. Ault, Charles R. Jr. Ault, Ault Charles R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2015
• EAN: 9781475818475
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-1847-5
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Sciences, General Science, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Education;Science