Teaching and Assessing Practical Skills in Science
Edition:
1st Edition
Author:
Dave Hayward
Published:
No date available
Format:
Print
ISBN:
9780521753593
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Features
- Activities for teachers
- Suggested activities for students
- End-of-chapter questions
- Lists of resources (including books, websites and other useful material)
- Glossary of terms
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The role of practical work in science teaching and learning
- 3. Practical skills
- 4. Following instructions
- 5. Using apparatus and techniques
- 6. Making observations and taking readings
- 7. Recording observations and readings
- 8. Handling and processing numerical data
- 9. Assessing reliability of results
- 10. Drawing conclusions
- 11. Discussing and evaluating results
- 11. Designing and carrying out investigations
- 12. The assessment of practical skills
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