Publication |
Great Britain, Routledge, 2007.
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Description |
xvi, 240pWhite Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Details strategies for use in science classes. The English science curriculum is emphasized, although advice can be applied anywhere. Discussion focuses on ways to make learning more engaging and challenging; the characteristics of gifted learners, including the role of emotion; working with those with special needs; the New Zealand science curriculum; developing thinking; using models and modeling and classroom dialogue; teaching controversial issues and questioning skills; context-based science; integrating choice; practical work; and after-school enrichment programs.
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Contents |
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Science education for gifted learners?
The characteristics of the gifted and exceptionally able in science
Gifted science learners with special educational needs
The emotional lives of fledgling geniuses
Opportunities for gifted science provision in the context of a learner-centred national curriculum
Developing the thinking of gifted students through science
Challenging able science learners through models and modelling
Challenging gifted learners through classroom dialogue
Asking questions in classroom science
Teaching controversial socio-scientific issues to gifted and talented students
Context-based science: a 'gift horse' for the talented?
Choice for the gifted: lessons from teaching about scientific explanations
Practical work for the gifted in science
Working together to provide enrichment for able science learners
Bringing learners and scientific expertise together
An agenda for science education for gifted learners
References
Index
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Standard Number |
9780415395342 Pb.
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