This innovative book offers a new approach to assessment in which learners can follow their own learning journey using cumulative feedback or measurements of distance travelled from different starting points. Education currently mirrors the values and practices of a highly compe…
Argumentation-arriving at conclusions on a topic through a process of logical reasoning that includes debate and persuasion- has in recent years emerged as a central topic of discussion among science educators and researchers. There is now a firm and general belief that fosterin…
4205 Introduction /Jonathan Osborne --The two faces of scientific argumentation :applications to global climate change /E. Michael Nussbaum, Gale M. Sinatra, and Marissa C. Owens --The importance of embedding argument within science classrooms /Andy Cavagnetto and Brian Hand --S…
As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies-a trend on full display in the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook for 2011. This latest edition notes the relationship between the ubiquity …
Publier ou périr. Cet adage illustre l'importance de la communication scientifique ; essentielle pour les chercheurs, elle est aussi un secteur stratégique pour la compétitivité d'une nation. Domaine souvent négligé, la communication scientifique prend une importance vitale avec…
Introduction -- Metacognition in science education: Definitions, constituents, and their intricate relation with cognition -- Reading science: How a naive view of reading hinders so much else -- Metacognitive knowledge and field-based science learning in an outdoor environmental…
Why is metacognition gaining recognition, both in education generally and in science learning in particular? What does metacognition contribute to the theory and practice of science learning? Metacognition in Science Education discusses emerging topics at the intersection of met…
Pt. 1. Dimensions of learning -- a theoretical framework -- pt. 2. Dimensions of human development : competences, knowledge and skills -- pt. 3. Cultural dimensions -- pt. 4. Pedagogical dimensions.
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"Drawing on the knowledge and experience of leading managers, practitioners and researchers, research and case studies, this book provides a unique and comprehensive analysis of Quality Assurance (QA) concepts, approaches, models, issues, practices and research in ODL and ICT wo…
