2nd Edition
A Practical Guide to Teaching Science in the Secondary School
List of figures, tables and tasks
Some common abbreviations
Series editors’ introduction
Introduction to the second edition
1 Science and science education
2 Preparing to teach science: your knowledge and planning for learning
3 Teaching: supporting scientific thinking in the classroom
4 Monitoring and assessing learning in science
5 Learning from the student’s point of view
6 Broader aspects of science teaching
References
Glossary
Index
Biography
Douglas P. Newton taught science for many years before training teachers. At Durham University, UK, he focuses on kinds of thinking, like understanding and creative thought, especially in science. His publications include Teaching for Understanding, Thinking with Feeling (both Routledge) and Creative Chemists (with Simon Rees, RSC).
