How We Teach Science : : What’s Changed, and Why It Matters / / John L. Rudolph.

Despite an enduring belief that science should be taught, there has been no enduring consensus about how or why. This is especially true when it comes to teaching scientific process. John Rudolph shows that how we think about and teach science will either sustain or thwart future innovation, and det...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
1. From Textbook to Laboratory --
2. The Laboratory in Practice --
3. Student Interest and the New Movement --
4. The Scientific Method --
5. Problems and Projects --
6. The War on Method --
7. Origins of Inquiry --
8. Scientists in the Classroom --
9. Project 2061 and the Nature of Science --
10. Science in the Standards Era --
Conclusion --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:Despite an enduring belief that science should be taught, there has been no enduring consensus about how or why. This is especially true when it comes to teaching scientific process. John Rudolph shows that how we think about and teach science will either sustain or thwart future innovation, and determine how science is perceived by the public.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674240377
9783110652031
DOI:10.4159/9780674240377
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: John L. Rudolph.