Science education in theory and practice : an introductory guide to learning theory /: an introductory guide to learning theory. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ben Akpan, Teresa J. Kennedy, editors.
• Editors: Akpan, Ben; Kennedy, Teresa J
• Contents: 1 Introduction – Theory into Practice; Ben Akpan and Teresa Kennedy.- Section I: Humanistic Theories.- 2 Theory of Human Motivation: Abraham Maslow; Shannon L. Navy.- 3 Glasser's Choice Theory and Science Education in British Columbia; Todd M. Milford and Robert B. Kiddell.- 4 Intrinsically Motivating Instruction- Thomas Malone; Bodil Svendsen, Fredrik MørkRøkenes&Tony Burner.- 5 The Bildung Theory – from von Humboldt to Klafki and beyond; JesperSjöström and Ingo Eilks.- Section II: Behaviourist Theories.- 6 Classical and Operant Conditioning – Ivan Pavlov; Burrhus Skinner and Ben Akpan.- 7 Social Learning Theory – Albert Bandura; Anwar Rumjaun and FawziaNarod.- 8 Connectionism – Edward Thorndike; Richard Brock.- Section III: Cognitivist Theories.- 9 New Media Technologies and Information Processing Theory – George A. Miller & Others; Patricia J. Stout and Mitchell D. Klett.- 10 Stage Theory of Cognitive Development – Jean Piaget; Brinda Oogarah-Pratap, Ajeevsing Bholoa and Yashwant Ramma.- 11 Mastery Learning – Benjamin Bloom; Ben Akpan.- 12 Meaningful Learning – David P. Ausubel; Steven S. Sexton.- 13 Discovery Learning – Jerome Bruner; Yasemin Ozdem-Yilmaz and Kader Bilican.- 14 Guided Discovery – Robert Gagné; Yashwantrao Ramma, Ajeevsing Bholoa and Mike Watts.- 15 Developing Intellectual Sophisticationand Scientific Thinking - The Schemes of William G. Perry and Deanna Kuhn ; Keith S. Taber.- Section IV: Constructivist Theories.- 16 Pragmatism – John Dewey; Fran Riga.- 17 Experiential Learning – David A. Kolb; Louise Lehane.- 18 Social Constructivism – Jerome Bruner; MiiaRannikmae, JackHolbrook and Regina Soobard.- 19 Mediated learning leading development – the social development theory of Lev Vygotsky; Keith S. Taber.- 20 Situated Cognition and Cognitive Apprenticeship Learning– Allan Collins, John Brown; Gultekin Cakmakci, Mehmet Aydeniz, Amelia Brown & Joseph M. Makokha.- 21 Activity Theory – Lev Vygotsky, AlekseiLeont'ev, YrjöEngeström; Tony Burner &BodilSvendson.- 22 Multiliteracies – New London Group; Shameem Oozeerally, Yashwantrao Ramma&AjeevsingBholoa.- 23 Project and Problem-Based Teaching and Learning; Michael Odell and Jaclyn Pedersen.- 24 Radical Constructivism – von Glasersfeld; GráinneWalshe.- 25 Constructive Alternativism: George Kelly's Personal Construct Theory; Keith S. Taber.- 26 Knowledge in Pieces – Andrea A. diSessa; David Hammer; Danielle B. Harlow & Julie A. Bianchini.- Section V: Other Theories.- 27 Multiple Intelligences Theory - Howard Gardner; Bulent Cavas& PinarCavas.- 28 Systems Thinking – Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Peter Senge, Donella Meallows; BaoHui Zhang and Salah A.M Ahmed.- 29 Gender/Sexuality Theory – Chris Beasley; Steven S. Sexton.- 30 Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Constance Khupe.- 31 STEAM Education- a Transdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Approach; Jack Holbrook, MiiaRannikmäe and Regina Soobard.- 32 21st Century Skills; Teresa Kennedy and Cheryl Sundberg.- About the Authors.- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.1523; Learning; Learning, Psychology of; Science -- Study and teaching; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030436209; 3030436209
• Related ISBNs: 3030436195; 9783030436193
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 21, 2020).
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