Science That Matters: Exploring Science Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools

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Science Education; Elementary School Science; Primary Education; Elementary School Students; Science Teachers; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Educational Quality; Teacher Effectiveness; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Science Curriculum; Instructional Effectiveness; Hands on Science; Relevance (Education); Student Evaluation; Science Process Skills; Foreign Countries

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To help support primary school students to better understand why science matters, teachers must first be supported to teach science in ways that matter. In moving to this point, this paper identifies the dilemmas and tensions primary school teachers face in the teaching of science. The balance is then readdressed through a research-based examination of some of the components underpinning quality science learning and teaching practices. Stories of teachers reshaping their science teaching to enable practical applications of these elements in future practice are shared to illustrate what is possible.

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2016

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