What Research Says to the Science Teacher: The Process of Knowing
National Science Teachers
Association
1990
ISBN 0-87355-093-5
Grade focus: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
What Research Says to the Science Teacher: The Process of Knowing examines the implications of cognitive science research for improvement of science education. It is part of an ongoing series published by the National Science Teachers Association.
Two chapters include summaries of research on students' ideas about topics addressed in Science For All Americans. Chapter 5: Graphs, Graphing and Graphers identifies difficulties students have in constructing and interpreting graphs. Chapter 6: The Uncommon Common Sense Of Science includes brief summaries of research findings on students' ideas about topics such as forces and motion, weight and density, the particulate nature of matter, and conservation of matter.
The book's Chapter 3: Implications of Teachers' Conceptions of Science
Teaching and Learning examines teachers' ideas about science teaching and
learning and discusses their consequences for teachers' professional development.
The volume should be of interest and value to teachers and to those who
are involved in the professional development of teachers.