re-constructing chemical knowledge in teaching and learning /
First Statement of Responsibility
Keith S. Taber.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Royal Society of Chemistry,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxiii, 377 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Advances in chemistry education series ;
Volume Designation
3
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The challenge of teaching and learning chemical concepts -- What kind of things are concepts? -- What kinds of concepts are important in chemistry? -- Concepts as knowledge -- The origin of a chemical concept : the ongoing discovery of potassium -- Conceptualising acids : reimagining a class of substances -- Concepts and ontology : what kind of things exist in the world of chemistry? -- Chemical meta-concepts : imagining the relationships between chemical concepts -- Accessing chemical concepts for teaching and learning -- How are chemical concepts represented in the curriculum? -- How are chemical concepts communicated? -- How are chemical concepts represented in teaching? -- How do students acquire concepts? -- What is the nature of students' conceptions? -- How do students' concepts develop? -- Lessons for chemistry education.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book offers a step-by-step analysis and discussion of just why some students find chemistry difficult, by examining the nature of chemistry concepts, and how they are communicated and learnt.