Science Education: Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge

The book provides adaptive expertise to teachers and educators through a pedagogic content knowledge (PCK) approach, discussing the nature of science, assessments, and evaluations for process skills and conceptual understanding. It emphasizes meaningful learning and development of scientific and technological aptitude, drawing from research on science education and teacher education. It promotes an understanding of science characterized by empirical criteria, logical arguments, and sceptical reviews, with an accessible style, examples, exercises, and additional references.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 26 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The book delves into essential perspectives on teaching and learning science in India, offering valuable insights to educators through a pedagogic content knowledge (PCK) approach. By contextualizing ideas and practices with cases and episodes from Indian science classrooms, the volume explores the nature of science, assessments, and evaluations for both process skills and conceptual understanding. It emphasizes the significance of science education at the school level and focuses on meaningful learning and development of scientific and technological aptitude. The chapters cover topics from physics, chemistry, and biology at the middle and secondary school levels, equipping student-teachers with theoretical and practical knowledge abilities about science, science learning, and teaching.

The book departs from traditional knowledge transmission and embraces constructivist teaching-learning practices. It draws extensively from research in science education, teacher education, cognitive and developmental psychology, socio-cultural approaches to learning science, and the history and philosophy of science. The authors employ illustrative examples to showcase flexible planning for inclusive classrooms. The book promotes an understanding of science characterized by empirical criteria, logical arguments, and sceptical reviews.

With its accessible style, examples, exercises, and additional references, the book serves as a valuable resource for students and teachers of science, science educators, BEd and MEd programmes for education, secondary and higher secondary school teachers, curriculum designers, and developers of science. It will also interest researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in advancing science education in India.

Weight: 342g
Dimension: 154 x 234 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367498238