In this article we assert a potential research agenda for the teaching and learning of science
as inquiry as part of the JRST series on reform in science education. Drawing on the …

In Volume III, as in Volumes I and II, the classic topics of reading are included--from
vocabulary and comprehension to reading instruction in the classroom--and, in addition …

Remember the inevitable danger of lectures. A preacher is supposed to be a teacher, but
sermons are proverbially narcotic.... Above all things let your method be such as to compel …

In a seminal volume of Studies in Science Education, Maddock (1981) proposed'that
science and science education are cultural enterprises which form a part of the wider …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the beliefs of six experienced high school
science teachers about (1) what is successful science learning;(2) what are the purposes of …

Since the 1990s, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced unprecedented attempts at reforming
teacher and student classroom practices, with a learner-centred pedagogy regarded as an …

Early in my experiences as a university instructor I had the responsibility for leading a micro-
teaching course. As the prospective secondary math and science teachers taught 20 minute …

First published in 2012. Why does understanding really matter? Why do some learners fail to
understand? At a time when league tables can be everything, examination grades matter …

The role that students' knowledge about the nature of science plays in their daily learning of
science in school is not well understood. To explore this topic, two categories are introduced …

This paper explores the issue of curriculum integration, with a particular focus on science as
a discipline and its relationship with other subjects. We present our exploration in the form of …