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Author Shapiro, Bonnie L.

Title What children bring to light : a constructivist perspective on children's learning in science / Bonnie L. Shapiro.

Imprint New York : Teachers College Press, ©1994.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  372.35 S529W    Check Shelf
Description xx, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Ways of knowing in science series
Ways of knowing in science series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.
Contents Introduction: Personal Meaning and Public Knowledge: A New View of Knowledge Acquisition in Science Learning -- Ch. 1. Beginning a Study of Children's Knowledge Construction in Science -- Ch. 2. The Learner Constructs Meaning: Research on Children's Learning in Science -- Ch. 3. The Importance of a Perspective on Language in Science Learning -- Ch. 4. Donnie: The Communicator -- A Deep Personal Involvement in Learning -- Ch. 5. Mark: The Boy of Ideas -- An Intellectual Orientation to Science Learning -- Ch. 6. Martin: The Tinkerer -- The Enjoyment of Physical Involvement with Science Materials -- Ch. 7. Melody: The Social Butterfly -- An Aesthetic-Social Orientation to Science Learning -- Ch. 8. Yasmin: The Student -- A Dedication to High Achievement -- Ch. 9. Pierre: The Artist -- Sheer Delight in the Details of Natural History -- Ch. 10. Personal Orientation to Science Learning: An Ecological Perspective on Knowledge Integration -- Ch. 11. Developing Teaching Approaches That Build on Learners' Ideas and Actions in Science -- Epilogue: Toward Science Learning with the Psyche Left In.
Summary How can we better understand students' experience of science learning? What new ways of thinking about science teaching might help children grow into more active, happily engaged learners? This volume helps teachers develop new insights into these and other questions fundamental to meaningful reform in science education.
Subject Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States.
Constructivism (Education) -- United States.
Constructivism (Education) (OCoLC)fst00876181
Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) (OCoLC)fst01108436
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Indexed Term Primary schools Curriculum Science
United States
ISBN 0807733768 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
9780807733769 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
080773375X (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780807733752 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
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