ASE guide to primary science education
By: Wynne Harlen
Edition: New edition.
Publisher: Association for Science Education
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hatfield, Herts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780863574276
Subjects: Science; Study and teaching (Primary); Education
Description: Learning in science at the primary level includes a chapter on Learning in the Early Years explaining and illustrating the importance of direct experience and talk in the years from birth to age eight. There are also chapters that describe the process of learning science, particularly through enquiry; the course of progression in ideas and skills, and the insights that neuroscience can offer in relation to learning.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index.