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Visualization in Science Education

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. John K. Gilbert

    1. The University of Reading, UK

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  • Broad intellectual basis: science, science education, psychology, philosophy
  • Theory and practice closely integrated
  • Authors who are active at the frontiers of the field
  • Authors from 5 countries
  • First book specifically on visualization in science education

Part of the book series: Models and Modeling in Science Education (MMSE, volume 1)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. Introduction

    • John K Gilbert
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Significance of Visualization in Science Education

    1. Visualization: A Metacognitive Skill in Science and Science Education

      • John K Gilbert
      Pages 9-27

    2. Prolegomenon to Scientific Visualizations

      • Barbara Tversky
      Pages 29-42

    3. Mental Models: Theoretical Issues for Visualizations in Science Education

      • David N Rapp
      Pages 43-60

    4. A Model of Molecular Visualization

      • Michael Briggs, Geogre Bodner
      Pages 61-72

    5. Leveraging Technology and Cognitive Tehory on Visualization to Promote Students’ Science

      • Janice D Gobert
      Pages 73-90

  4. Developing the Skills of Visualization

    1. Teaching and Learning with Three-dimensional Representations

      • Mike Stieff, Robert C Bateman Jr., David H Uttal
      Pages 93-120

    2. Students Becoming Chemists: Developing Representationl Competence

      • Robert Kozma, Joel Russell
      Pages 121-145

    3. Imagery in Physics Learning - from Physicists’ Practice to Naive Students’ Understanding

      • Galit Botzer, Miriam Reiner
      Pages 147-168

    4. Imagery in Science Learning in Students and Experts

      • John Clement, Aletta Zietsman, James Monaghan
      Pages 169-184

  5. Integrating Visualization Into Curricula in the Sciences

    1. Learning Electromagnetism with Visualizations and Active Learning

      • Yehudit Judy Dori, John Belcher
      Pages 187-216

    2. Visualizing the Science of Genomics

      • Kathy Takayama
      Pages 217-251

    3. Visualization in Undergraduate Geology Courses

      • Stephen J Reynolds, Julia K Johnson, Michael D Piburn, Debra E Leedy, Joshua A Coyan, Melanie M Busch
      Pages 253-266

  6. Assessing the Development of Visualization Skills

    1. Evaluating the Educational Value of Molecular Structure Representations

      • Vesna Ferk Savec, Margareta Vrtacnik, John K Gilbert
      Pages 269-297

    2. Assessing Learning from the Use of Multimedia Chemical Visualiztion Software

      • Joel Russell, Robert Kozma
      Pages 299-332

    3. Endpiece: Research and Development on Visualization in Science Education

      • John K Gilbert
      Pages 333-335

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 337-346
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About this book

“Visualization in Science Education” draws on the insights from cognitive psychology, science, and education, by experts from Australia, Israel, Slovenia, UK, and USA. It unites these with the practice of science education, particularly the ever-increasing use of computer-managed modelling packages, especially in chemistry. The first section explores the significance and intellectual standing of visualization. The second section shows how the skills of visualization have been developed practically in science education. This is followed by accounts of how the educational value of visualization has been integrated into university courses in physics, genomics, and geology. The fourth section documents experimental work on the classroom assessment of visualization. An endpiece summarises some of the research and development needed if the contribution of this set of universal skills is to be fully exploited at all levels and in all science subjects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Reading, UK

    John K. Gilbert

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Visualization in Science Education

  • Editors: John K. Gilbert

  • Series Title: Models and Modeling in Science Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3613-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3612-5Published: 05 July 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5882-0Published: 31 March 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3613-2Published: 30 March 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1871-2983

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-2260

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIX, 346

  • Topics: Science Education

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