How students learn. Science in the classroom /

"Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in science at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches, presenting strategies that serve as model...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers
Other Authors: Donovan, Suzanne, Bransford, John
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Series:How students learn
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1215782
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part III. SCIENCE: 9. Scientific Inquiry and How People Learn
  • 10. Teaching to Promote the Development of Scientific Knowledge and Reasoning About Light at the Elementary School Level
  • 11. Guided Inquiry in the Science Classroom
  • 12. Developing Understanding Through Model-Based Inquiry
  • A FINAL SYNTHESIS: REVISITING THE THREE LEARNING PRINCIPLES: 13 Pulling Threads
  • Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Contributors
  • Index.