Toward Solutions: The Work of the Chemistry Action-Research Group. Learning in Science Project. Working Paper No. 35.

Autor/inn/en	Osborne, Roger; und weitere
Institution	Waikato Univ., Hamilton (New Zealand).
Titel	Toward Solutions: The Work of the Chemistry Action-Research Group. Learning in Science Project. Working Paper No. 35.
Quelle	(1981), (22 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Chemical Reactions; Chemistry; Comprehension; Concept Formation; Concept Teaching; Curriculum Development; Elementary School Science; Elementary Secondary Education; Learning; Material Development; Matter; Science Activities; Science Education; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Secondary School Science; Teaching Methods; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemische Reaktion; Chemie; Verstehen; Verständnis; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lernen; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Neuseeland
Abstract	In the action-research phase of the Learning in Science Project, four groups of people worked on problems identified in the project's second (in-depth) phase. The Chemistry Action-Research Group considered problems related to the teaching and learning of ideas associated with particles and physical/chemical changes. Based on findings during the in-depth phase, three units were developed, each unit containing: (1) information on children's and scientists' ideas related to phenomena considered in the unit; (2) a survey to help teachers clarify their own views and to establish views of students in their classrooms; and suggested teaching activities designed to modify children's views to help them make more sense of their world. The first unit ("Burning") focuses on the burning of a candle. The second unit ("Reactions") examines a range of phenomena, each of which involves a chemical reaction. The third unit ("Heating and Cooling") considers what happens when things are heated and introduces a simple particle model to explain what is happening. Each of the units was then field tested. Results of the testing for the "Burning" and "Heating and Cooling" units are presented and discussed, focusing on the extent to which children's views changed before and after the unit. (JN)
Anmerkungen	University of Waikato, Science Education Research Unit, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC