Global Developments in Literacy Research for Science Education

Kok-Sing Tang (Curatore)

Kristina Danielsson (Curatore)

Springer International Publishing AG, 2018

This book highlights recent developments in literacy research in science teaching and learning  from countries such as Australia, Brazil, China, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States. It includes multiple topics and perspectives on the role of literacy in enhancing science teaching and learning, such as the struggles faced by students in science literacy learning, case studies and evaluations of classroom-based interventions, and the challenges encountered in the science classrooms. It offers a critical and comprehensive investigation on numerous emerging themes in the area of literacy and science education, including disciplinary literacy, scientific literacy, classroom discourse, multimodality, language and representations of science, and content and language integrated learning (CLIL). The diversity of views and research contexts in this volume presents a useful introductory handbook for academics,researchers, and graduate students working in this specialized niche area. With a wealth of instructional ideas and innovations, it is also highly relevant for teachers and teacher educators seeking to improve science teaching and learning through the use of literacy. 

• Curatore: Kok-Sing Tang, Kristina Danielsson
• Editore: Springer International Publishing AG
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 401 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783319691961

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