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- Provides a comprehensive and critical review of the research literature on models and modelling
- Considers relevant subordinate fields e.g. ‘visualisation’, ‘nature of science’, ‘analogy’, in detail
- Guides the reader on how to engage students successfully in modelling-based teaching
Part of the book series: Models and Modeling in Science Education (MMSE, volume 9)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book argues that modelling should be a component of all school curricula that aspire to provide ‘authentic science education for all’. The literature on modelling is reviewed and a ‘model of modelling’ is proposed. The conditions for the successful implementation of the ‘model of modelling’ in classrooms are explored and illustrated from practical experience. The roles of argumentation, visualisation, and analogical reasoning, in successful modelling-based teaching are reviewed. The contribution of such teaching to both the learning of key scientific concepts and an understanding of the nature of science are established. Approaches to the design of curricula that facilitate the progressive grasp of the knowledge and skills entailed in modelling are outlined. Recognising that the approach will both represent a substantial change from the ‘content-transmission’ approach to science teaching and be in accordance with current best-practice in science education, the design of suitable approaches to teacher education are discussed. Finally, the challenges that modelling-based education pose to science education researchers, advanced students of science education and curriculum design, teacher educators, public examiners, and textbook designers, are all outlined.
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Authors and Affiliations
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The University of Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
John K. Gilbert
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Rosária Justi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modelling-based Teaching in Science Education
Authors: John K. Gilbert, Rosária Justi
Series Title: Models and Modeling in Science Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29039-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29038-6Published: 06 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80478-1Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29039-3Published: 30 May 2016
Series ISSN: 1871-2983
Series E-ISSN: 2213-2260
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 264
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour