5th Edition

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience

Edited By Lindsay Hetherington, Luke Graham, Darren Moore Copyright 2024
346 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

346 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

346 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School is an indispensable guide to the process, practice, and reality of learning to teach science in a busy secondary school. Written by experienced teachers and expert academics, it explores core debates and topics in science education, providing practical and insightful advice with research and theory to support your development as a teacher.... Read more

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

List of Tasks

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION

LINDSAY HETHERINGTON, DARREN MOORE, AND LUKE GRAHAM

1          BECOMING A SCIENCE TEACHER

            CARO GARRETT AND LINDSAY HETHERINGTON

2          USING REFLECTION, EVALUATION, AND METACOGNITION IN LEARNING TO TEACH SCIENCE

            CARO GARRETT

3          SAFETY IN SCIENCE TEACHING

            LUKE GRAHAM AND JILL NOAKES

4          THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

            MICHAEL J. REISS

5          TEACHING BIOLOGY

            LUKE GRAHAM

6          TEACHING CHEMISTRY

            ANN CHILDS AND VICTORIA WONG

7          TEACHING PHYSICS

            JILL NOAKES

8          PLANNING FOR PROGRESSION IN SCIENCE

            PAUL DAVIES

9          THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING

            NICK POINTER

10        CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND TEACHING SCIENCE

            RICHARD BROCK

11        MODELS AND MODELLING IN SCIENCE TEACHING

            LINDSAY HETHERINGTON AND SAM MEAD

12        USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT LEARNING AND TEACHING IN SCIENCE

            RICHARD OSBORNE

13        PRACTICAL WORK

            STUART RUFFLE

14        LANGUAGE AND LEARNING SCIENCE

            JUDITH HILLIER

15        MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM

            VICTORIA WONG AND LUKE GRAHAM

16        FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE

            ED WALSH

17        SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE

            ED WALSH

18        INCLUSIVE AND ADAPTIVE SCIENCE TEACHING

            DARREN MOORE

19        TEACHING SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

            ANDREW HOWES

20        IS EDUCATION RESEARCH VALUABLE FOR TEACHERS OF SCIENCE?

            LEE ELLIOT MAJOR

21        PUTTING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE

            JUDITH BENNETT, PETER FAIRHURST, AND ALISTAIR MOORE

References

Index

 

Biography

Lindsay Hetherington is Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

Luke Graham is Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

Darren Moore is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

"Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School (5th Edition) is a useful guide providing invaluable advice for trainees and early career Science teachers alike. The new chapters on using research equip teachers for the research informed landscape that is shaping modern Science education. A superb addition to any trainee Science teacher’s reading list." – Holly Kirkbride, Director of Science, Ted Wragg Trust

“an authoritative guide, written by experts, which will be important reading for all those involved in science education” – Mark Winterbottom, Professor of Science Education, University of Cambridge.