learning-science-concepts· Regarding aspects of learners' scientific conceptions; understanding the learning process; and facilitating science learning.
Folks I have just come across this title in one website. As you can guess it's about meeting standards and yet address the unique needs of every student. Isn't...
The latest issue of the free web-based electronic journal on Chemical Education: Research and Practice has just been published. I have copied the editor's...
Keith Taber
kst24@...
Jun 23, 2002 9:18 am
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I have been asked to circulate details of the forthcoming conference of the ATSE (the UK association for tutors in science education):- dates: 28th, 29th and...
News of another conference (from Costas Constantinou in the Learning in Physics Group at the University of Cyprus) which may be of interest to some ...
For GCSE Science(year10 and year11 for 15- and 16-year-olds in England and Wales) we have not only separate examination papers but also separate textbooks for...
Some very interesting points. I would like to take up the issue of foundation and higher books. I have observed different departments following different...
Folks What would be your link between the concept of Zone of proximal development and the concept of separate textbooks for higher and foundation levels of...
Hi all, I am Çetin DOĞAR from TURKEY. I am interested in Turkish students' misconceptions about basic chemical ideas. But I have no any document to diagnose...
Hi Cetin I'm studying on Turkish students' misconceptions especially chemical bonding, atom and matter. I have document, could you write me again and explain...
Canan NAKIBOGLU
canan@...
Aug 2, 2002 9:36 am
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A useful review by Vanessa Barker (as she was then) Beyond appearances : students' misconceptions about basic chemical ideas is available to download free from...
Dear NAKIBOGLU, thank you for your interest. My study concern Turkish students' misconceptions on basic chemistry ideas, for example, gas, pressure, air...
... "Bloch, Marc (REPP)" <marc.bloch@...> ... Puni Selvaratnam- ... I missed the most important point made by David Hopkins: ..the role of the school as...
Folks I'm trying to read an article titled Advancing Children's Thinking - all about eliciting, supporting, extending children's thinking!!!!!! At the same...
Folks The atomic ontology isn't the only Bachelardian impediment in British school science. What about layout of new school science labs in spite of vast...
Meeting the needs of the most able in science Cambridge (Faculty of Education) Seminar Series Is there anyone out there: in ready travelling distance from...
Dear Cetin; I forward you a message from Dr. Shirley J. Magnusson concerning the methodology used for diagnosing and evaluating students' misconceptions... ...
Request for help and advice: My study concern Turkish students' misconceptions on basic chemistry ideas, for example, gas, pressure, air pressure. But I don't...
Folks My colleague, Dave Watson, has just illuminated me by saying that deep, strategic and surface approaches are like a sieve, a searchlight and a sponge...
Folks After having done supply teaching in several secondary schools recently I can see that the following article would be of great help to many teachers(and...
I'm irritated when I'm asked to do end-of-unit tests for KS3 Science every 2 or 3 weeks - it gives a wrong message to the pupils and teachers and encourages...
Why are you testing them? To find out what they know and understand, ie summative assessment? Or to help them make progress, ie formative assessment? Who is...
Puni I agree with you and I'm the one asking everyone else to do the testing. Although students should be exposed to the type of question and exam conditions...
If there is any secondary school that doesn't ask their science teachers 1.to do end-of-unit tests every 2 or 3 weeks and 2. to enter them on 'computer data' I...
Colleagues who would like to know more about a system we have generated to support teachers analysing their assessment for learning are invited to a...
John Oversby
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Dec 2, 2002 1:05 pm
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Have you tried going on the KS3 Science Strategy course Assessment in Science? You'll find out about other ways of assessing pupils in a much more useful way....
Dear Colleagues If you use the links page at the list web-site you may have noticed I have been re-structuring this recently. In particular the links are...
