Models of scientific understanding are examined, leading to the claim that knowledge acquisition is a necessary but insufficient condition for succ
NEW guidance on Outdoor Learning, Assessment and Senior Leadership.
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Alan Haigh discusses why we need to teach children to think and how best to do it.
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An article about research-informed practice focusing on preconceptions – children's naive ideas about science; through learning theory, teachers ca
In this article we report that prospective PGCE science students perceive creative lessons as incorporating three major characteristics: the need f
This article considers how working as part of a professional learning community can support a collaborative and evidence-informed approach to impro
Cutting-edge science research can provide incredible stimulus to primary school children's emergent ideas in science.
Science education research can be categorised into three broad dimensions: knowing science, doing of science and learning about the nature of scien
The June 2017 special issue of School Science Review focused on epistemic insight.