Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index.
In pursuit of scientific literacy -- Towards a personalized science -- The significance of prior knowledge in science and learning -- Constructivist approaches to teaching and learning science -- The paradox of constructivism -- Prioritizing the affective -- Exploring some social dimensions of learning -- Science education as enculturation -- Problems of assimilation and exclusion -- Authenticity in science and learning -- Walking the line: enculturation without assimilation -- Exploring and developing personal understanding through practical work -- Exploring and developing personal understanding through language -- Making it work: the role of the teacher.
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This book extends and unifies recent debate and research about science education in several disparate fields, including philosophy of science, cognitive psychology and motivation theory. Through an approach based on the personalization of learning and the politicization of the curriculum and classroom. It shows how the complex goal of critical scientific literacy can be achieved by all students, including those who traditionally underachieve in science or opt out of science education at the earliest opportunity.