Making Sense of Secondary Science by Rosalind Driver

Making Sense of Secondary Science by Rosalind Driver

What ideas do children hold about the naturl world? How do these ideas affect their learning of science? When children begin secondary school they already have knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world from their experiences both in primary classes and outside school. These ideas contribute to subsequent learning and research has shown that teaching is unlikely to be effective unless it takes learners' perspectives into account. Making Sense of Secondary Science: Research into Children's Ideas provides a concise, accessible summary of the research that has been done internationally in this area. The research findings are arranged in three main sections: life and living processes; materials and their properties; and physical processes. Much of this material has hitherto been difficult to access and its publication in this convenient form will be welcomed by all science teachers, both in initial training and in schools, who want to deepen their understanding of how their children think.

Judith Bennett was only a few days away from finishing Sex Signals when she died in a horrific plane crash at O'Hare Airport while on her way to speak about the book at the American Booksellers Association. Since then, Judith's closest friends and colleagues--people who have devoted their lives to Judith's work throughout the years--have banded together to finish Sex Signs in the way she would have wished: with dignity, devotion, and, above all, love.

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ISBN 13	9780415097659
ISBN 10	0415097657
Title	Making Sense of Secondary Science
Author	Rosalind Driver
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1994-03-10
Number of pages	224
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