Studies in science education in the asia-pacific region.

"Consistent with international trends, there is an active pursuit of more engaging science education in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this book is to bring together some examples of research being undertaken at a range of levels, from studies of curriculum and assessment tools, to classro...

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Superior document:Routledge Research in Education
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Year of Publication:2017
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Routledge research in education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (223 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • part, I The science learner and learning
  • chapter 1 Learning, teaching, and assessing science in the Asia-Pacific context / May May Hung Cheng Alister Jones Cathy Buntting
  • chapter 2 Taiwanese students’ ‘equilibrium’ reasoning
  • Fluency in linking Newton’s first and second laws / Wheijen Chang
  • chapter 3 Primary school students’ use of the concepts of evidence in science inquiries / Winnie Wing Mui So Yu Liang Yu Chen
  • chapter 4 Understanding students’ co-construction processes of scientific modelling in Korean junior high school classrooms / Chan-Jong Kim Min-Suk Kim Hyun Seok Oh Jeong A Lee Seung-Urn Choe
  • chapter 5 Hong Kong students’ characteristics of science learning in relation to ROSE / Yau Yuen Yeung May May Hung Cheng
  • part, II Science pedagogy
  • chapter 6 Investigating the impact of inquiry-based instruction on students’ science learning in Taiwan / Hsiao-Lin Tuan Chi-Chin Chin
  • chapter 7 Teaching values and life skills using reversed analogies in school science / Kok Siang Tan
  • chapter 8 The influence of group work on students’ science learning in Hong Kong primary schools / Dennis Chun Lok Fung
  • chapter 9 Elementary science learning experiences in Singapore
  • Learning in a group / Joanna Oon Jeu Ong Aik-Ling Tan Frederick Toralballa Talaue
  • chapter 10 Focusing on scientific literacy
  • The value of professional learning / John Loughran
  • chapter 11 Analysis of questions in primary school science textbooks in Japan / Manabu Sumida
  • part, III Assessment and curriculum reform
  • chapter 12 Assessment policy in the senior physics curriculum documents of Mainland China and Hong Kong / May May Hung Cheng Zhi Hong Wan
  • chapter 13 Pre-service science teachers’ implementation of assessment for students’ learning / Hye-Eun Chu Chee Leong Wong
  • chapter 14 School science in New Zealand
  • Support for curriculum reform and implementation / Cathy Buntting Alister Jones.