Learning from Cases: Unraveling the Complexities of Elementary Science Teaching

by Deborah J. Tippins, Thomas R. Koballa, Beverly D. Payne

This casebook is ideal for pre-service and in-service teachers to use as a problem-solving vehicle for science teaching and learning at the elementary school level. This book contextualizes the dilemmas and challenges of elementary science teaching through the narrative cases of prospective and practicing teachers, science teacher educators, informal science educators, and scientists. Each case is accompanied by questions to facilitate discussion and one or more responses which feature interesting and diverse perspectives on the challenges of the case. Every chapter contains three or four cases and are organized around such topics as assessment, language, inquiry-based instruction, diversity, conceptual understanding, and professional development. The book is an excellent resource for pre-service and in-service teachers interested in improving their understanding of science teaching and learning.

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2001

Reviews

[Phil J]

This book is a series of scholarly essays on science education. I think it would be useful if I was diving deeper or doing research on a specific aspect of science education. It’s not really a practical grab and go kind of book.

[Ayana Mishelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

We had to buy this book for our science class. I will keep it as resource . It has some really good case studies. This book can be used for teachers to come up with lesson plans. It has great case studies can be use across the cirruclum.