Science Education in Theory and Practice: An Introductory Guide to Learning Theory

✍ Scribed by Ben Akpan, Teresa J. Kennedy

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 506
• Series: Springer Texts in Education
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides a collection of applicable learning theories and their applications to science teaching. It presents a synthesis of historical theories while also providing practical implications for improvement of pedagogical practices aimed at advancing the field into the future. The theoretical viewpoints included in this volume span cognitive and social human development, address theories of learning, and describe approaches to teaching and curriculum development. The book presents and discusses humanistic, behaviourist, cognitivist, and constructivist theories. In addition, it looks at other theories, such as multiple intelligences theory, systems thinking, gender/sexuality theory and indigenous knowledge systems. Each chapter follows a reader-motivated approach anchored on a narrative genre. The book serves as a guide for those aiming to create optional learning experiences to prepare the next generation STEM workforce.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Introduction—Theory into Practice (Ben Akpan, Teresa J. Kennedy)....Pages 1-13
Front Matter ....Pages 15-15
Theory of Human Motivation—Abraham Maslow (Shannon L. Navy)....Pages 17-28
Glasser’s Choice Theory and Science Education in British Columbia (Todd M. Milford, Robert B. Kiddell)....Pages 29-43
Intrinsically Motivating Instruction—Thomas Malone (Bodil Svendsen, Tony Burner, Fredrik Mørk Røkenes)....Pages 45-53
The Bildung Theory—From von Humboldt to Klafki and Beyond (Jesper Sjöström, Ingo Eilks)....Pages 55-67
Front Matter ....Pages 69-69
Classical and Operant Conditioning—Ivan Pavlov; Burrhus Skinner (Ben Akpan)....Pages 71-84
Social Learning Theory—Albert Bandura (Anwar Rumjaun, Fawzia Narod)....Pages 85-99
Connectionism—Edward Thorndike (Richard Brock)....Pages 101-112
Front Matter ....Pages 113-113
New Media Technologies and Information Processing Theory—George A. Miller and Others (Patricia J. Stout, Mitchell D. Klett)....Pages 115-132
Stage Theory of Cognitive Development—Jean Piaget (Brinda Oogarah-Pratap, Ajeevsing Bholoa, Yashwantrao Ramma)....Pages 133-148
Mastery Learning—Benjamin Bloom (Ben Akpan)....Pages 149-162
Meaningful Learning—David P. Ausubel (Steven S. Sexton)....Pages 163-175
Discovery Learning—Jerome Bruner (Yasemin Ozdem-Yilmaz, Kader Bilican)....Pages 177-190
Guided Discovery—Robert Gagné (Yashwantrao Ramma, Ajeevsing Bholoa, Mike Watts)....Pages 191-208
Developing Intellectual Sophistication and Scientific Thinking—The Schemes of William G. Perry and Deanna Kuhn (Keith S. Taber)....Pages 209-223
Front Matter ....Pages 225-225
Pragmatism—John Dewey (Fran Riga)....Pages 227-239
Experiential Learning—David A. Kolb (Louise Lehane)....Pages 241-257
Social Constructivism—Jerome Bruner (Miia Rannikmäe, Jack Holbrook, Regina Soobard)....Pages 259-275
Mediated Learning Leading Development—The Social Development Theory of Lev Vygotsky (Keith S. Taber)....Pages 277-291
Situated Cognition and Cognitive Apprenticeship Learning (Gultekin Cakmakci, Mehmet Aydeniz, Amelia Brown, Joseph M. Makokha)....Pages 293-310
Activity Theory—Lev Vygotsky, Aleksei Leont’ev, Yrjö Engeström (Tony Burner, Bodil Svendsen)....Pages 311-322
Multiliteracies—New London Group (Shameem Oozeerally, Yashwantrao Ramma, Ajeevsing Bholoa)....Pages 323-342
Project and Problem-Based Teaching and Learning (Michael R. L. Odell, Jaclyn L. Pedersen)....Pages 343-357
Radical Constructivism—von Glasersfeld (Gráinne Walshe)....Pages 359-371
Constructive Alternativism: George Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory (Keith S. Taber)....Pages 373-388
Knowledge-in-Pieces—Andrea A. diSessa, David Hammer (Danielle B. Harlow, Julie A. Bianchini)....Pages 389-401
Front Matter ....Pages 405-405
Multiple Intelligences Theory—Howard Gardner (Bulent Cavas, Pinar Cavas)....Pages 405-418
Systems Thinking—Ludwig Von Bertalanffy, Peter Senge, and Donella Meadows (Bao Hui Zhang, Salah A. M. Ahmed)....Pages 419-436
Gender/Sexuality Theory—Chris Beasley (Steven S. Sexton)....Pages 437-449
Indigenous Knowledge Systems (Constance Khupe)....Pages 451-464
STEAM Education—A Transdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Approach (Jack Holbrook, Miia Rannikmäe, Regina Soobard)....Pages 465-477
21st Century Skills (Teresa J. Kennedy, Cheryl W. Sundberg)....Pages 479-496
Back Matter ....Pages 497-517

✦ Subjects

Education; Science Education; Teaching and Teacher Education; Learning and Instruction; Curriculum Studies