Science in Primary Schools
Examining the Practices of Effective Teachers
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Angela Fitzgerald
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Leveraging a School–University Partnership Model Through the Process of Co-design: A Case Study of One Australian School–University Partnership and Its Developmental Stages
Collaborative school–university partnerships provide opportunities for education researchers to come together with classroom teachers to translate research into practice. They also provide a vehicle in which t...
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Open AccessA Reading Group for Science Educators: an Approach for Develo** Personal and Collective Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Science Education
Reading, at its core, is a basic yet critical way to undertake learning and growth. This paper shares a professional learning and development initiative for science educators, which was underpinned by the popu...
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Setting the Scene: What Is the Gender Gap and How Will It Be Explored?
This chapter introduces the book and its contribution to examining gender inequality, more commonly referred to as the gender gap, by offering diverse perspectives and analysis of women’s lived experiences fro...
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It Takes a Village: Using Communities of Practice as a Framework for Reflecting on Rural and Regional Professional Experience Opportunities
In the Australian context, while the population is largely clustered in metropolitan areas, much of the country can be defined as regional, rural and remote. This reality means that significant numbers of stud...
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The Shifting Sands of Values in Science Education. An Introduction
In 2007, the Monash-Kings College London International Centre for the Study of Science and Mathematics Curriculum edited a book called The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education. In his review of this book, ...
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Exploring Values Through Lived Experiences of the World Heritage Site of Petra: A Case Study
This chapter seeks to probe the complexities inherent in the notion of values by positioning this work within the context of our experiences and knowledge of the tensions that play out at the UNESCO World Heri...
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Reinvigorating Primary School Science Through School-Community Partnerships
Many primary school teachers, when supported by opportunities that assist them to reframe their thinking about the nature of science, appear to demonstrate a capacity to willingly use new perspectives to recon...
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Examining the Beliefs and Practices of Four Effective Australian Primary Science Teachers
With trends across many countries still indicating the decline of student interest in school science and diminishing numbers of students studying science beyond the compulsory years, it seems that the field re...
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Embedding Assessment Within Primary School Science: A Case Study
The reluctance of primary school teachers to teach science in their classrooms is well documented with issues such as limited science content knowledge and low levels of confidence in teaching the subject matt...
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Introduction
Numerous reports and research findings document problems and shortcomings associated with teaching and learning in science. It would appear that transmissive teaching practices, reliant on teacher lecturing an...
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Introducing Deanne and Lisa
The chapter outlines background information relevant to understanding Deanne and Lisa’s case studies. Contextual factors should be acknowledged as they can influence a teacher’s practice, in terms of what, how...
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Providing Students with Concrete Experiences of Science
The second assertion drawn from this research was that effective primary science teachers provide students with concrete experiences of science to capture their interest in science and provide a context in whi...
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Conclusions and Reflections
The aim of this study was to examine the practices of two effective primary science teachers, and how they took account of the different contexts in which they taught to meet the learning needs of their studen...
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Develo** Scientifically Literate Students
The fifth, and final, assertion drawn from this research was that a goal of effective primary science teaching is to support students in becoming scientifically literate citizens. This chapter will explore thi...
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Monitoring Students’ Learning in Science
The fourth assertion drawn from this research was that effective primary science teachers monitor and provide feedback on the development of their students’ science understandings based on their learning needs...
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Methodological Approach and Design
The methodological approach selected for this study was designed to reveal the classroom practices of effective primary science teachers. The use of an interpretive approach was an attempt “to understand and i...
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Teaching for Student Engagement in Science
The first assertion drawn from this research was that effective primary science teachers assist students to maintain interest in and develop positive attitudes towards science as well as engage students in pro...
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Supporting Students to Talk About and Represent their Learning in Science
The third assertion drawn from this research was that effective primary science teachers provide opportunities for students to talk about and represent their science understandings in ways that support their s...
