Chapter 2
How Students Learn Science
2.1 Introduction
2.2 How Well Do Students Learn Science?
2.3 Students and Science Learning
2.4 Theories of How Students Learn
2.5 Behavioral Theories of Learning
2.6 Cognitive Theories of Learning
2.7 Bruner's Ideas on Learning
2.8 Piaget's Developmental Theory
2.9 Constructivist and Cognitive Science Theories
2.10 Meaningful Learning Model
2.11 Social Theories of Learning
2.12 Student Learning Styles: Implications for Teaching
2.13 Brain Hemisphericity and Learning Styles
2.14 Applying Learning Style Concepts to Science Teaching
2.15 Metacognitive Strategies
Inquiry Activities
Inquiry 2.1 How Do Students Learn Science
Inquiry 2.2 Surveying Students' Knowledge and Attitudes About Science
Inquiry 2.3 Piagetian Concrete Reasoning Patterns
Inquiry 2.4 The Mealworm and Mr. Short
Inquiry 2.5 Determining Your Hemisphericity
Science Teaching Gazette
Think Pieces
Case Studies
Science Teacher Talk
To Understand is to Invent by Jean Piaget
Ideas from a Russian Pyschologist
Problems and Extensions
Resources
