Making Progress in Primary Science: A Handbook for Inservice and Preservice Course Leaders

Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
General notes for facilitators......Page 12
MODULE 1 Learning science through enquiry  starting from children’s ideas......Page 14
MODULE 2 The teacher’s role in promoting progress......Page 27
MODULE 3 Teachers questions and responses to children’s questions......Page 40
MODULE 4 Managing practical work in the classroom......Page 54
MODULE 5 Science in the early years  the foundation stage......Page 71
MODULE 6 Meaning and purposes of assessment......Page 88
MODULE 7 Assessing enquiry skills......Page 105
MODULE 8 Assessing children’s conceptual understanding......Page 124
MODULE 9 Involving children in assessing their work......Page 143
MODULE 10 Providing effective feedback to children......Page 154
MODULE 11 Science and other subjects......Page 166
MODULE 12 Planning for continuity and progression in science activities......Page 184
MODULE 13 ICT and science  1  using ICT to collect data......Page 193
MODULE 14 ICT and science  2  using ICT to interpret data and communicate findings......Page 211
MODULE 15 The role of external resources in helping children to learn science......Page 228
MODULE 16 Evaluating classroom practice and providing effective feedback to teachers......Page 244