Synopses & Reviews
Accountable Inquiry Inquiry-based teaching is central to the National science Education Standards (NSES) and Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy, and research has proven that an inquiry approach to science teaching motivates and engates every type of student.
Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry provides a clear, easy-to-follow approach to inquiry, using the 5-E Learning Cycle model of instruction (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate). This book is derived from
Teaching Science as Inquiry, which has become the leanding book on the market! New to this edition:
- Chapter 6, Assessing Science Learning, includes a new section on Science Standards and Statewide Tests which helps teachers understand the relationship between standardized test items and the conceptual knowledge and inquiry skills students need to learn. (See pages 176-181)
- Updated, research-based coverage on meeting the needs of English Language Learners and strategies for reaching diverse learners helps prepare teacher for the realities of today's classrooms. (See pages 267-271)
- Margin notes link readers to activities that model standards-based inquiry and developmentally appropriate science content. (See page 5 and 15)
Praise for Teaching Science as Inquiry: "This book is easily the best available. It gives the clearest description of the curriculum models, and the chapter on questioning is splendid...I have used it with undergraduates, graduates, beginning methods, advanced methods, television classes, and on campus classes. It has been a valuable resource for me and my students." WENDY FRAZIER, George Mason University "...this is an execellent text and one that I would use in teaching pre-service teacher of elementary and middle-level science." JIM ELLIS, The University of Kansas "...[the] content of the textbook is very informative and well organized with tables and charts. [Teaching as Inquiry] has many strengths." SENAY YASAR, Arizona State University
Review
Praise for Teaching Science as Inquiry: "This book is easily the best available. It gives the clearest description of the curriculum models, and the chapter on questioning is splendid...I have used it with undergraduates, graduates, beginning methods, advanced methods, television classes, and on campus classes. It has been a valuable resource for me and my students." WENDY FRAZIER, George Mason University "...this is an execellent text and one that I would use in teaching pre-service teacher of elementary and middle-level science." JIM ELLIS, The University of Kansas "...[the] content of the textbook is very informative and well organized with tables and charts. [Teaching as Inquiry] has many strengths." SENAY YASAR, Arizona State University
Synopsis
Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry introduces prospective and experienced teachers to the science content and teaching strategies necessary to teach science in contemporary ways. Traditional learning focuses on learning about things. The teacher dispenses the information and the student receives it. The inquiry approach emphasizes how we learn things rather than just what we know. Instead of just memorizing facts, students are actively involved in learning. Learning becomes fun when students are fascinated by something and it reflects their interests, goals, and experiences.
The primary focus of this book is on the 5-E Model (Engaging, Exploring, Explaining, Elaborating, and Evaluating,) a Learning Cycle Model that reflects the NSES Science as Inquiry Standards. The inclusion of these standards will provide all readers a useful framework for making instructional decisions. Classroom scenarios throughout the book illustrate strategies of inquiry instruction and introduce readers to important science concepts. The scenarios also provide opportunities for readers to develop more science knowledge themselves.
For the instructor whose sole focus is methods, the ten chapters of this core text scaffold concepts and illustrate instructional models to help readers understand the inquiry approach to teaching.
Synopsis
Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry 10/e, demonstrates a manageable way for new and experienced teachers to bring inquiry successfully into the science classroom, scaffolding concepts and illustrating instructional models to help readers understand the inquiry approach to teaching. The primary focus is on the 5E model–Engaging, Exploring, Explaining, Elaborating, and Evaluating–a Learning Cycle model that reflects the NSES Science as Inquiry Standards, seamlessly integrating inquiry and the standards. It creates a science teaching framework best suited for engaging students in meaningful science learning. For pre-service and practicing elementary school science teachers and aids.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Children, Science, and Inquiry: Some Preliminary Questions
What Does It Mean to Teach Science As Inquiry?
Why Should Children Learn Science?
U.S. Science Education: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going?
What Shall We Teach in Science?
Science and Technology
Teachers and Inquiry
Chapter 2 Processes and Strategies for Inquiry
Processes of Science
Descriptive, Classificatory, and Experimental Investigations
Teachers, Children, and Inquiry
Chapter 3 Learning Science with Understanding
The New View of Learning
Enhancing the Understanding of Science
Children's Alternative Conceptions and Science Learning
Development, Learning, and Science Teaching
Chapter 4 Teaching Science for Understanding: The 5-E Model of Instruction
Inquiry Instruction
The 5-E Model of Science Instruction
Guided Discovery, Textbook, and Direct Instruction
Approaches to Teaching Science
Research on the Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Science Instruction
Selecting Instructional Approaches for Teaching Science
Chapter 5 Planning and Managing Inquiry Instruction
Planning Science Lessons
Managing Inquiry Instruction and Learning
Chapter 6 Assessing Science Learning
Assessment and Evaluation
Assessment and Inquiry Science
Informal, Traditional, and Performance Assessments
Fitting Assessment Methods to Learning Objectives
Examples of Informal Assessments
Examples of Performance Assessment
Examples of Traditional Assessment Items
Characteristics of Items on Statewide Tests of Science
Chapter 7 Effective Questioning
Questioning: An Essential Tool for Teachers
Questioning to Guide Inquiry Discussions
Responding to Student Ideas
Questioning Strategies in the Classroom: Properties of Air in First Grade
Some Considerations in Questioning
Chapter 8 Technology Tools and Resources for Inquiry Science
Educational Technology
The Internet as a Technology Resource for Inquiry Science
Use Commercially Available Multimedia Packages to Enhance Science Inquiry
Use Instructional Software Packages
Use Computer-Based Laboratories to Collect and Process Data
Use Spreadsheets to Organize and Analyze Data
Communicate Through Multimedia Presentations
Managing Educational Technology in the Science Classroom
Take the Plunge-Join the Information Age
Chapter 9 Connecting Science With Other Subjects
Connecting Science and Mathematics
Connecting Science and Literacy
Connecting Science and Social Studies
Chapter 10 Science for All Learners
Students with Special Learning Needs
Science for Gifted and Talented Students
Science for Students from Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Backgrounds