Online science learning : best practices and technologies /
"This book reviews trends and efforts in web-based science instruction and evaluates contemporary philosophies and pedagogies of online science instruction. This title on an emergent and vital area of education clearly demonstrates how to enrich the aca
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IGI Global,
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Publisher Address: | Hershey, Pa. : |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-59904-986-1 |
Summary: |
"This book reviews trends and efforts in web-based science instruction and evaluates contemporary philosophies and pedagogies of online science instruction. This title on an emergent and vital area of education clearly demonstrates how to enrich the aca |
Carrier Form: | PDFs (xvii, 353 pages, map) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781599049878 (ebook) 1599049872 (ebook) |
Access: | Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. |
Index Number: | Q181 |
CLC: | G434 |
Contents: |
Section I: Science Education and Online Science Learning -- 1. Online Science: Its Role in Fostering Global Scientific Capital -- 2. Controversies and Concurrence in Science Education -- 3. Virtual School Science -- 4. Taking University Science Educatio Section II: Online Science Instructional Strategies and Technologies -- 7. Online Science: Contemporary Approaches to Practical Work -- 8. The Cutting Edge: Promising Technologies and Strategies for Online Science Education -- Section III: Assessing Online Science Learning -- 9. Assessing Science Competence Achieved at a Distance -- Section IV: Disciplinary Examples in Online Science Courses -- 10. Online Mathematics and Physical Science (Mathematics, Astronomy, Chemistry, and Physics) -- 11. Online Geoscience -- 12. Online Life Sciences -- Section V: Best Practice Model for Online Science Learning -- 13. A Didactic Model for the Development of Effective Online Science Courses -- About the Authors -- Index. |