Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology Education
This edited volume discusses major issues in present-day science and technology education (STE). It is divided into three thematic sections: philosophical foundations and curriculum development; sustainable development, technology and society; and the learning sciences and 21st century skills. Secti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature Switzerland
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
| Series: | Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction – a reflection on contemporary issues in science and technology Education; Ben Akpan
- Section I, Philosophical foundations and curriculum development
- Nature of science and nature of technology; Steven S. Sexton
- Theory of evolution; Ben Akpan
- STEM education as a meta-discipline; Teresa Kennedy
- Curriculum development in science and technology education at international level; Declan Kennedy
- Assessment and evaluation in science and technology education; Bulent Çavaş, Pina Çavaş and Sengul Anagun
- Mathematics in the service of science and technology education; Ajeevsing Bholoa & Ajay Ramful
- Language in science and technology education; Metin Sardaq, Gokhan Kaya & Gultekin Cakmakci
- The real and virtual science laboratories; Shakeel Atchia & Anwar Rumjaun
- Section II, Sustainable development, technology and society
- Sustainable development goals and science and technology education; Teresa Kennedy
- In the beginning: Interpreting everyday science; Sue Dale Tunnicliffe
- Indigenous knowledge and science and technology education; Robby Zidny, Jesper Sjostrom and Ingo Eilks
- Public understanding of science and technology; Janchai Yingprayoon
- Section III, The learning sciences and 21st century skills
- Educational psychology; Keith Taber
- Science and technology teaching strategies; Cesar Mora
- Pedagogical content knowledge in science and technology education; Louise Lehane
- Stimulating students’ mechanistic reasoning in science and technology education through emerging technologies; Vickren Narrainsawmy and Fawzia Bibi Nerod
- Problem-solving in science and technology education; Bulent Çavaş
- Creativity and innovation in science and technology education; Mehmet Aydeniz
- Collaboration and communication in science and technology education; Michael Odell