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This edited volume provides an in-depth exploration of a theoretical framework supporting Early Childhood Science Education research and teaching best practices. Particularly by presenting the concept of the Precursor Model from an epistemological, psychological, and didactical point of view at Early Childhood Science Education. The book examines and discusses the nature of Precursor Models and their use for early science teaching and learning. It scrutinizes different aspects of the construction of such models applied in early childhood education settings and contexts. Several empirical studies are presented within diverse scientific domains, as well as in international educational contexts...
Cet ouvrage présente une revue critique des apports des recherches en didactique des sciences sur la définition des contenus d’enseignement au niveau secondaire. Il propose des exemples tirés des propres travaux de l’auteur ou issus de la communauté des didacticiens des sciences. Il étudie ensuite la question de la désaffection pour les études scientifiques à travers une revue critique d’auteurs ou de rapports d’origine institutionnelle. Il montre que le phénomène est multifactoriel et qu’il est difficile de sélectionner un paramètre unique déterminant. L’ouvrage aborde également cette question sous l’angle de l’image des sciences physiques et de son enseignemen...
Science education has to be improved in order to become more responsive to the needs of society confronted with a rapidly changing world. Bringing science teaching up to a higher level is a key factor in this endeavour. The authors of this book think about teachers as part of the immediate and large communities and systems in which they function. They consider the development of teachers’ professional knowledge as a continuous process that depends on the communities they are committed to and participate in, the discipline they are teaching, the social context in which they perform, the instruments made available in their environment, and their day-to-day classroom experience. From this per...
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