Contemporary science teaching approaches : promoting conceptual understanding in science

• Other Authors: Ornek, Funda (Editor), Saleh, Issa M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Subjects: Science > Study and teaching (Secondary); Inquiry-based learning.; Education > Teaching > Subjects > Science & Technology.; Teaching skills and techniques.; Teaching of a specific subject.; Educational: Sciences, general science.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615353
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-610-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations

Contemporary science teaching approaches focus on fostering students to construct new scientific knowledge as a process of inquiry rather than having them act as passive learners memorizing stated scientific facts. Although this perspective of teaching science is clearly emphasized in the National R...