1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480177903321

Autore

Hall Sophie (Sophie Susannah)

Titolo

Companion animal economics : the economic impact of companion animals in the UK : research report / / Sophie Hall and [4 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-78639-174-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 82 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

636.0887

Soggetti

Pets - Behavior

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457067403321

Titolo

Teaching science / / edited by Ralph Levinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge in association with the Open University, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-85165-0

1-138-17687-7

1-134-85166-9

1-280-17564-8

9786610175642

0-203-99037-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

The Open University Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Altri autori (Persone)

LevinsonRalph <1951->

Disciplina

507/.1/2

Soggetti

Education

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Open University postgraduate certificate of education"--P. preceding t.p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The laboratory comes of age; Chapter 2 Why the science curriculum changes Evolution or social control?; Chapter 3 The fallacy of induction in science teaching; Chapter 4 Teaching about electric circuits A constructivist approach; Chapter 5 Pause for thought; Chapter 6 Well, Mary, what are they saying here?; Chapter 7 Group discussions in the classroom; Chapter 8 Chemical compositions; Chapter 9 A variety of methods; Chapter 10 Developing pupils' skills; Chapter 11 Something to mop up with

Chapter 12 Assessing and evaluating in science education Chapter 13 Gender differences in pupils' reactions to practical work; Chapter 14 Teaching chemistry to pupils for whom English is a second language; Chapter 15 Redefining and reorienting practical work in school science; Chapter 16 What is 'scientific method' and can it be taught?; Chapter 17 Practical work in science A task-based approach?; Chapter 18 The



overselling of science education in the 1980's; Acknowledgements; Notes on sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Science education has undergone far-reaching changes in the last fifty years. The articles collected together in this reader examine how we have reached our present consensus and what theories we now use to explain how children learn science. The central sections of the reader examine how all this can be translated into effective and stimulating teaching, how learning can be most accurately and fairly assessed and how the impact of gender, ethnicity and other factors on children's performance can be addressed in methods of teaching which make science accessible to all. The articles in the