Teachers Creating Context-Based Learning Environments in Science (Advances in Learning Environments Research)

"Context-based science education has led to the transformation of science education in countries all over the world, with changes also visible in learning environments and how these are being shaped. These changes involve authentic problems on research and design, new types of interactions within communities of practice, new content areas and also new challenges for teachers in teaching, motivating, scaffolding and assessing their students, among other things. This book focuses on context-based science education and its resulting changes in the perspective of research on learning environments. It also focuses on the implications for the teachers and the professional development of their competencies and beliefs. The book consists of eleven chapters by experts in various themes surrounding learning environments research and science education, preceded by and concluded with a chapter with reflections on context-based learning environments in science by the editors of this book. The conclusion they draw is that professional development of science teachers may be the most important and the most difficult part of the process of teachers creating context-based learning environments in science, as is the focus in the title of this book.""- - Springer Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Bringing Science to Life....Pages 21-39 Place-Based Learning Environments....Pages 41-58 Science Kits....Pages 59-70 Teaching and Learning in Context-Based Science Classes....Pages 71-85 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Teachers in Learning Communities....Pages 89-101 Measuring Context-Based Learning Environments in Dutch Science Classrooms....Pages 103-124 Interaction between Teachers and Teaching Materials....Pages 125-143 Supporting Teachers to Transform Their Classes into a Context-Based Learning Environment....Pages 145-172 Analysing Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Their Science Classroom In Relation to Attitudes and Motivation....Pages 173-190 A Framework for Empowering Teachers for Teaching and Designing Context-Based Chemistry Education....Pages 191-211 Context-Based Science Education in Senior Secondary Schools in the Netherlands....Pages 213-223 Concluding Reflections on Context-Based Learning Environments in Science....Pages 225-242 Back Matter....Pages 243-253