LEARNING SCIENCE TEACHING DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE

'BISHOP AND DENLEY IN "LEARNING SCIENCE TEACHING" HAVE FOCUSED AS MUCH ON GOOD PEDAGOGY AS ON THE PECULIARITIES OF SCIENCE TEACHING. IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THEIR BOOK WILL BE OF VALUE NOT ONLY TO TRAINEES IN EDUCATION, BUT ALSO TO A RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND DELIVERING CPD. IT IS FAR MORE THAN A TEST FOR TRAINEE TEACHERS' - "SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION". 'ANY SCIENCE TEACHER LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING WILL FIND THIS BOOK HELPFUL ...THERE IS PERCEPTIVE DISCUSSION OF ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN IN A SCIENCE CLASSROOM, AND RELATED WORK OUTSIDE IT' - "PHYSICS EDUCATION". WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE TEACHER? HOW DO YOU DEVELOP OR ACQUIRE THAT KNOWLEDGE? IF YOU ARE JUST EMBARKING ON YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY AS A SCIENCE TEACHER, OR ARE INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING BEGINNING AND EARLY CAREER TEACHERS ON THEIR WAY, THEN THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN FOR YOU. THE AUTHORS SHO