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"Self-regulated learning practices improve and promote understanding and assessment. This book is for teacher educators and teacher leaders who want practical ways to structure learning environments to help students become more aware of the way they learn about science and engineering practices"--
List of contents
Section I. Foundations; 1. Student Engagement in Science and Engineering Practices; 2. Unpacking Science and Engineering Practices; 3. Self-Regulated Learning; Section II. Engaging in Disciplinary Tasks in Science and Engineering; 4. Asking Questions and Defining Problems; 5. Developing and Using Models; 6. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations; 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data; 8. Mathematics and Computational Thinking; 9. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions; 10. Engaging in Argument from Evidence; 11. Evaluating and Communicating Information; Section III. Educational Research and Teacher Education Applications; 12. Professional Development Designs; 13. Planning Lessons with Embedded Self-Regulated Learning Using the 5E Format; 14. Research designs for Examining Science and Engineering Practices and SRL.
About the author
Erin E. Peters-Burton is Professor at George Mason University, USA, and Director of the Center for Social Equity through Science Education. She taught at secondary school for fifteen years prior to her academic work. She has published in science education, teacher education, educational psychology, marine biology, geology education, philosophy of science, technology, educational leadership, and learning disability journals. In 2016 she was named the ASTE Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year.
Summary
Self-regulated learning practices improve and promote understanding and assessment. This book is for teacher educators and teacher leaders who want practical ways to structure learning environments to help students become more aware of the way they learn about science and engineering practices.
Foreword
Ways to design learning environments that involve student goal setting, monitoring, and reflection for science and engineering practices.
