Setting the Landscape
A multitude of countries are interested in improving K-12 science education for the purposes of producing a scientifically literate citizenry and increasing student interest in science-oriented careers. To improve science learning in schools, we must also
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Designing and Teaching the Secondary Science Methods Course An International Perspective
Edited by Aaron J. Sickel Western Sydney University, Australia and Stephen B. Witzig University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
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ISBN: 978-94-6300-879-2 (paperback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-880-8 (hardback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-881-5 (e-book)
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To my wife, Jamison Lorraine, who encouraged and supported me every step of the way. You have been, and will always be the most important person in my life. – A. J. Sickel For my wife, Mandy, and our two daughters, Teagan and Annie, whose support and love mean everything to me. This book, and all that I do, is for our family. – S. B. Witzig
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Setting the Landscape: Focusing on the Methods Course in Secondary Science Teacher Education Stephen B. Witzig and Aaron J. Sickel
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Part I: Interdisciplinary Science Methods Courses 2. The 5E Model as a Framework for Facilitating Multiple Teacher Education Outcomes: A Secondary Science Methods Course in Australia Aaron J. Sickel
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3. Interdisciplinary Secondary Science Methods: A United States – Massachusetts Context Stephen B. Witzig
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4. Developing Science Education Research Literacy among Secondary in-Service Teachers: An Approach at Bar-Ilan University in Israel Shirly Avargil, Ornit Spektor-Levy and Michal Zion
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5. STEAM Methods: A Case from Egypt Heba El-Deghaidy
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Part II: Discipline-Specific Science Methods Courses 6. Developing a Repertoire for Teaching Biology Fred Janssen and Jan van Driel 7. Educating Biology Teachers from a Socio-Cultural Perspective: Experiences in a Public University in Brazil Danusa Munford, Marina de Lima Tavares, Francisco Ângelo Coutinho and Maria Luiza Neves
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8. Chemistry Teaching Method Course for Secondary Science Teacher Training: An Example from Turkey Sevgi Aydın-Günbatar and Betül Demirdöğen
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9. Implementing PCK Topic by Topic in Methodology Courses: A Case Study in South Africa Elizabeth Mavhunga and Marissa Rollnick
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10. Educating New Secondary School Physics Teachers: The University of Exeter Approach Keith Postlethwaite and Nigel Skinner
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11. Methods for Physics Teachers: A Case in South Korea Nam-Hwa Kang
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12. Teaching Methods for Earth Science Ann E. Rivet
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Part III: Synthesis across Co
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