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- Presents case studies on raising Pacific Island student engagement and acheivement in science
- Provides strategies for raising English literacy to support science learning
- Showcases how teaching as inquiry practices are used to support science learning
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- science vocabulary development
- vocabulary development
- language literacy in science
- English literacy and science learning
- learning strategies
- concept maps and ideas
- teaching as inquiry
- teaching as enquiry
- student views about science learning
- student achievement in science
- student engagement in science
- Pasifika student achievement in science
- raising student achievement in science
- raising Pasifika students achievement in science
- English as a second language in science learning
Authors and Affiliations
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Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Azra Moeed
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Porirua College, Porirua, New Zealand
Brendan Cooney
About the authors
Brendan Cooney is Assistant Head of Science and teacher-in-charge of Chemistry at Porirua College. He was the project leader of the teacher-led Innovation research project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education, the findings of which are presented in this book.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Language Literacy and Science
Book Subtitle: Enhancing Engagement and Achievement in Science
Authors: Azra Moeed, Brendan Cooney
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4001-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4000-1Published: 22 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4001-8Published: 21 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2211-1921
Series E-ISSN: 2211-193X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 71
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science Education, Literacy, Education, general, Curriculum Studies