Studies in Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

Consistent with international trends, there is an active pursuit of more engaging science education in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this book is to bring together some examples of research being undertaken at a range of levels, from studies of curriculum and assessment tools, to classroom cas...

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description Consistent with international trends, there is an active pursuit of more engaging science education in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this book is to bring together some examples of research being undertaken at a range of levels, from studies of curriculum and assessment tools, to classroom case studies, and investigations into models of teacher professional learning and development. While neither a comprehensive nor definitive representation of the work that is being carried out in the region, the contributions—from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand—give a taste of some of the issues being explored, and the hopes that researchers have of positively influencing the types of science education experienced by school students. The purpose of this book is therefore to share contextual information related to science education in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as offering insights for conducting studies in this region and outlining possible questions for further investigation. In addition, we anticipate that the specific resources and strategies introduced in this book will provide a useful reference for curriculum developers and science educators when they design school science curricula and science both pre-service and in-service teacher education programmes. The first section of the book examines features of science learners and learning, and includes studies investigating the processes associated with science conceptual learning, scientific inquiry, model construction, and students’ attitudes towards science. The second section focuses on teachers and teaching. It discusses some more innovative teaching approaches adopted in the region, including the use of group work, inquiry-based instruction, developing scientific literacy, and the use of questions and analogies. The third section reports on initiatives related to assessments and curriculum reform, including initiatives associated with school-based assessment, formative assessment strategies, and teacher support accompanying curriculum reform. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315717678, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1605662025-05-28T05:10:14Z Studies in Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region Cheng, May Jones, Alister Buntting, Cathy Middle School Science Textbooks Aik-Ling Tan Creative Product Semantic Scale Alister Jones Taiwanese High School Students Asia-Pacific Small Class Teaching Cathy Buntting Science Learning Motivation Chan-Jong Kim Scientific Inquiry Ability Chee Leong Wong Learning Environment Questionnaire Chi-Chin Chin Co-generative Dialogues Dennis Chun Lok Fung HKDSE Examination Education Pre-service Science Frederick Toralballa Talaue Singapore Cambridge General Certificate Hsiao-Lin Tuan thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNU Teaching of a specific subject thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies Consistent with international trends, there is an active pursuit of more engaging science education in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this book is to bring together some examples of research being undertaken at a range of levels, from studies of curriculum and assessment tools, to classroom case studies, and investigations into models of teacher professional learning and development. While neither a comprehensive nor definitive representation of the work that is being carried out in the region, the contributions—from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand—give a taste of some of the issues being explored, and the hopes that researchers have of positively influencing the types of science education experienced by school students. The purpose of this book is therefore to share contextual information related to science education in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as offering insights for conducting studies in this region and outlining possible questions for further investigation. In addition, we anticipate that the specific resources and strategies introduced in this book will provide a useful reference for curriculum developers and science educators when they design school science curricula and science both pre-service and in-service teacher education programmes. The first section of the book examines features of science learners and learning, and includes studies investigating the processes associated with science conceptual learning, scientific inquiry, model construction, and students’ attitudes towards science. The second section focuses on teachers and teaching. It discusses some more innovative teaching approaches adopted in the region, including the use of group work, inquiry-based instruction, developing scientific literacy, and the use of questions and analogies. The third section reports on initiatives related to assessments and curriculum reform, including initiatives associated with school-based assessment, formative assessment strategies, and teacher support accompanying curriculum reform. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315717678, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. 2025-05-28T05:10:13Z 2025-05-28T05:10:13Z 2025-05-27T10:35:34Z 2017 book ONIX_20250527T122911_9781317510703_4 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102717 9781317510703 9781315717678 9781317510680 9781138858848 9781317510697 9780367272081 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160566 eng Routledge Research in Education open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102717/1/9781317510703.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315717678 10.4324/9781315717678 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 75f959a8-7e35-4f96-bf56-f0e7093b8498 93a0b5dd-b97c-483e-840e-6dff7f21d4ea 9781317510703 9781315717678 9781317510680 9781138858848 9781317510697 9780367272081 Routledge 222 Oxford [...] Education University of Hong Kong EdUHK 10.13039/501100010410 open access
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Creative Product Semantic Scale
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Taiwanese High School Students
Asia-Pacific
Small Class Teaching
Cathy Buntting
Science Learning Motivation
Chan-Jong Kim
Scientific Inquiry Ability
Chee Leong Wong
Learning Environment Questionnaire
Chi-Chin Chin
Co-generative Dialogues
Dennis Chun Lok Fung
HKDSE Examination
Education
Pre-service Science
Frederick Toralballa Talaue
Singapore Cambridge General Certificate
Hsiao-Lin Tuan
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Studies in Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
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topic Middle School Science Textbooks
Aik-Ling Tan
Creative Product Semantic Scale
Alister Jones
Taiwanese High School Students
Asia-Pacific
Small Class Teaching
Cathy Buntting
Science Learning Motivation
Chan-Jong Kim
Scientific Inquiry Ability
Chee Leong Wong
Learning Environment Questionnaire
Chi-Chin Chin
Co-generative Dialogues
Dennis Chun Lok Fung
HKDSE Examination
Education
Pre-service Science
Frederick Toralballa Talaue
Singapore Cambridge General Certificate
Hsiao-Lin Tuan
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNU Teaching of a specific subject
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies
topic_facet Middle School Science Textbooks
Aik-Ling Tan
Creative Product Semantic Scale
Alister Jones
Taiwanese High School Students
Asia-Pacific
Small Class Teaching
Cathy Buntting
Science Learning Motivation
Chan-Jong Kim
Scientific Inquiry Ability
Chee Leong Wong
Learning Environment Questionnaire
Chi-Chin Chin
Co-generative Dialogues
Dennis Chun Lok Fung
HKDSE Examination
Education
Pre-service Science
Frederick Toralballa Talaue
Singapore Cambridge General Certificate
Hsiao-Lin Tuan
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNU Teaching of a specific subject
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training
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thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies
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