Thinking about Learning

TL;DR: This paper developed an understanding of primary school teachers' knowledge of Inquiry-and Context-Based Science Education (IC-BaSE) from different perspectives: what it is, how to...

TL;DR: The authors found that students were capable of developing high level questions and giving constructive feedback that will move other students' learning forward just like their teachers aim to do, which contributed to over 92% of the students achieving their target levels in the end unit science test.

TL;DR: The impact of the NCEA on teaching and assessment of chemistry in Years 12 and 13 was found to be significant and the relationship between the New Zealand Curriculum and the N CEA needs addressing.

TL;DR: The INQUIRE project as discussed by the authors was developed and implemented to support 14 Botanic Gardens and Natural History Museums in 11 European countries, to establish a collaborative learning network and expand their understanding of inquiry based science teaching.

TL;DR: The authors, The Sense of Being Literate: Historical and Cross-Cultural Features, is a collection of essays about the development of reading in the industrialized world with particular reference to the non-western world.

TL;DR: Stokes as mentioned in this paper argues that the relationship between government and the scientific community can only be restored when we understand what is wrong with the dichotomy between basic and applied science, and he recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between understanding and use, citing as a model case the fundamental yet use-inspired studies by which Louis Pasteur laid the foundations of microbiology.

TL;DR: A free-flowing binder-disintegrant powder material consisting essentially of a precompacted-starch powder, especially adapted for use in direct compression tabletting machines to produce non-friable tablets having excellent disintegration properties.