Issues and Challenges in Science Education Research Moving Forward
In contemporary society, science constitutes a significant part of human life in that it impacts on how people experience and understand the world and themselves. The rapid advances in science and technology, newly established societal and cultural norms
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Kim Chwee Daniel Tan • Mijung Kim Editors
Issues and Challenges in Science Education Research Moving Forward
Editors Kim Chwee Daniel Tan Natural Sciences and Science Education National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Mijung Kim Curriculum and Instruction University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada
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Contents
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Issues and Challenges in Science Education Research ........................ Kim Chwee Daniel Tan and Mijung Kim
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Science Literacy for All: More than a Slogan, Logo, or Rally Flag!................................................................ Larry D. Yore
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Moving the Essence of Inquiry into the Classroom: Engaging Teachers and Students in Authentic Science ....................... Barbara A. Crawford
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Conceptual Change: Still a Powerful Framework for Improving the Practice of Science Instruction ............................... Reinders H. Duit and David F. Treagust
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Multimodality in Problem Solving ...............................
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