Science education in China : policies, research, and practices /: policies, research, and practices. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Ling Liang, Xiufeng Liu, Gavin Fulmer.
• Editors: Liang, Ling; Liu, Xiufeng; Fulmer, Gavin
• Contents: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.- SERIES FOREWORD, Dana Zeidler.- PREFACE.- INTRODUCTION: CHINESE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT.- PART I. SCIENCE EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES.- Editor's Introduction: Part I.- Chapter 1. Status of Chinese Science Education Reforms: Policies and Development Framework, Hongshia Zhang & Dongshen Wan.- PART II. SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.- Editor's Introduction: Part II.- Chapter 2. An Overview of Early Childhood Science Education in China, Xiaoyi Gao & Baohui Zhang.- Chapter 3. Elementary Science Education Reform in Guangzhou: Expectations and Changes, Lingbiao Gao, Cuidian Feng, Maorong Zhan, & Xueping Zheng.- Chapter 4. Science Teaching Practices in Junior Secondary Schools, Hongjia Ma, Gavin W. Fulmer & Ling L. Liang.- Chapter 5. Science Curriculum and implementation in Senior Secondary School, Xiao Huang, Lin Ding & Bingyuan Hu.- Chapter 6. Examining the Senior Secondary School Chemistry Curriculum in China in View of Scientific Literacy, Bing Wei & Bo Chen.- PART III. SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.- Editor's Introduction: Part III.- Chapter 7: Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Education Towards Education for Sustainable Development in Chinese Communities, Irene Nga-yee Cheng & Winnie Wing-mui So.- Chapter 8. Hong Kong Students' Decision Making about Ecological andHealth Issues, Y. C. Lee.- PART IV. ASSESSMENT.- Editor's Introduction: Part IV.- Chapter 9. Assessing Science Learning in Schools: Current Policy and Practices, Cuidian Feng & Lingbiao Gao.- Chapter 10. Alignment between the National Science Curriculum Standards and Standardized Exams at Secondary School Gateways, Xian Chen, Min Y. Jiang, Li Cai, Ling L. Liang, Jin Du, Yan Zhou.- Chapter 11. Relationship between Science Teachers' Conceptions of Assessment of Students' Academic Performance and Their Instructional Approaches, Weining Wu.- PART V. SCIENCE LEARNING IN INFORMAL SETTINGS.- Editor's Introduction: Part V.- Chapter 12. An Examination of National Policy on Youth Science Learning in Informal Education Settings and Its Implementation in China, Huiliang Zhang & Shunke Shi.- Chapter 13. An Overview of Research on Informal Science Learning among China's Youth, Fujun Ren & Jingying Wang.- Chapter 14. Effects of Media on Science Learning of Chinese Youths: A Synthesis of Literature and a Case Study, Ling Chen, Yan Yan & Jie Yuan.- Chapter 15. A Case Study of a Science Teacher in a Science Club Teaching Scientific Inquiry, Xiu-Ju Li.- Chapter 16. Students' Views of Science Learning During Visits to Science Museums: A Case Study, Lihui Wang.- PART VI. SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION.- Editor's Introduction: Part VI.- Chapter 17. An Overview of Professional Preparation for Pre-Service and In-Service Science Teachers, Cheng Liu & Enshan Liu.- Chapter 18. Enhancing Science Teacher Professional Development: Lessons from a Study of Misconceptions of Junior Secondary Biology Teachers, Enshan Liu & Mingyu Li.- Chapter 19. Video Case Instruction: A New Approach to Instructional Design and Practice for Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers, Zhen Lu & Lyna Kwan.- EPILOGUE.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxi, 448 pages.)
• Subjects: 507.1051; Education; Science -- Study and teaching -- China; Science_xStudy and teaching; Science -- Study and teaching; Education -- Educational Psychology; Teaching skills & techniques; Science -- Study & Teaching; Teaching of a specific subject; China
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401798648; 9401798648
• Related ISBNs: 9789401798631; 940179863X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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