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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807404103321

Titolo

Practical work in school science : which way now? / / edited by Jerry Wellington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-134-68617-X

0-203-06248-5

1-134-68618-8

1-280-33019-8

9786610330195

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WellingtonJ. J (Jerry J.)

Disciplina

507.1

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching - Great Britain

Science - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

Practical work has been part of science education for just over 100 years and is accepted as an essential and exciting part of understanding this discipline. Although it can be costly and sometimes messy, it simply has to be done if students and teachers are to progress in their understanding. Schools and universities invest millions of pounds in it and the National Curriculum reveres it - but what exactly is going on in classrooms around the country and how are the leading practitioners moving with the times? This book attempts to reflect on the value and purpose of practical work as part of