Scientific Literacy Under the Microscope : A Whole School Approach to Science Teaching and Learning / / edited by John Loughran, Kathy Smith, Amanda Berry.

Scientific literacy is generally valued and acknowledged among educators as a desirable student learning outcome. However, what scientific literacy really means in terms of classroom practice and student learning is debatable due to the inherent complexity of the term and varying expectations of wha...

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Superior document:Professional Learning ; 11
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Language:English
Series:Professional Learning ; 11
Physical Description:1 online resource (154 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / John Loughran , Kathy Smith and Amanda Berry
  • Scientific Literacy / Simon Lindsay
  • Paving the Way for Scientific Literacy / Brian Grace
  • Learning from Teacher Thinking / Kathy Smith
  • Wearing the Double L Plates / Cathy Dimitrakopoulos
  • You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers / Mary Howard
  • Action that Matters / Tracy Adams
  • ‘Y’ Scientific Literacy? / Michelle Verna
  • Layering / Margaret Hose
  • It’s Multi Domain / Anthony Walsh
  • Busting the Myths about Science Teaching / Stephen Walsh
  • Speaking about Scientific Literacy / Ann France
  • You Don’t Know What You Dont’ Know / Joanna Kakos
  • Unboxing My Science Teaching / Rosemary Cussen
  • Why Does Scientific Literacy Matter in Primary Schools? / Pernilla Nilsson
  • Responding to the Challenge of Scientific Literacy / John Loughran
  • Index / John Loughran , Kathy Smith and Amanda Berry.