Good Practice in Science Teaching: What Does Research Have to Say? - Hardcover

9780335203925: Good Practice in Science Teaching: What Does Research Have to Say?

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335203922 ISBN 13: 9780335203925

Publisher: Open University Press, 2000

This text provides a summary of the main findings that educational research has to offer on good practice in school science teaching. It aims to provide a guide to the important messages that research has for the science teacher. The book should be useful for practising science teachers who want an introduction to the ideas and evidence that guide and shape practice in science education, and for those who would like to know more about how research and theory can contribute to the improvement of practice.

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Review

“Monk and Osborne’s edited collection is a readable, thoughtful, and knowledgeable summary of selected areas of science education. The text provides an invaluable tour guide for the travelling practitioner. I regularly recommend the text to pre-service and graduate students.” – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education (Canadian Jnl of Science, Maths & Tech Ed 2003-10-28)

About the Author

Dr Martin Monk has spent thirty years in front of classes of one form or another. During that time he has worked as a secondary science teacher and on pre-service and in-service training, both in the UK and overseas. His current interests are in how the diversity of teaching practices is related to the socio-economic and physical constraints in which science teachers work.

Dr Jonathan Osborne has worked in science education for the past 25 years, first as a teacher, then a local authority advisor and now as a senior lecturer in science education at King's College London. He has conducted extensive research in primary science and more recently on science education for the public understanding of science.

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