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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.
Sommario
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
Info autore
Charles R. Ault, Jr. ("Kip") Professor Emeritus, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, taught courses in science education, field geology, natural history, and curriculum theory to elementary and secondary science teachers for three decades. His early research addressed children's conceptions of time, matter, and energy and his more recent interests have focused on earth science education.
Riassunto
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.
