Scientific Literacy Under the Microscope- A Whole School Approach to Science Teaching and Learning[Team Nanban][TPB]

John Loughran, Kathy Smith and Amanda Berry | English  ISBN 9460915264, 9460915272 | 2011 | 164 pages | PDF | 3,2 MB

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Scientific literacy is generally valued and acknowledged among educators as a desirable student learning outcome. 
However, what scientific literacy really means in terms of classroom practice and student learning is debatable due to the inherent complexity of the term 
and varying expectations of what it means for learning outcomes.

To date the teacher voice has been noticeably absent from this debate even though the very nature of teacher expertise lies at the heart of the 
processes which shape students' scientific literacy. The chapters that comprise this book tap into the expertise of a group of primary teachers 
from Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC), a primary school that chose to actively engage in teaching for scientific literacy. By analyzing the insights 
and thinking that emerged as they attempted to unravel some of the pedagogical complexities associated with constructing an understanding of 
scientific literacy in their own classrooms, these teachers demonstrate the professional knowledge and skill inherent in the expertise of teaching 
and learning science in a primary classroom. The chapters in this book illustrate the processes and structures that were created at OGLC to provide 
the conditions that allowed these teachers to explore and build on the range of ideas that informed their approach to teaching for scientific literacy. 
This book is a compelling example of how a whole school approach to scientific literacy can make a difference for students' learning of science and 
offer a concrete example of the development of professional knowledge and practice of teachers.

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