Models of scientific understanding are examined, leading to the claim that knowledge acquisition is a necessary but insufficient condition for succ
How teachers can use opportunities in science to teach students about health and safety in everyday life as well as how to do practical work safely
Experimental and investigative work has been an integral element in the teaching of science in schools for many years.
A short article based on an extract from Topics in Safety, Topic 17 (Electricity), which is freely available to Association for Science Education (
Championing research-informed teaching through exploration of the EEF Improving Secondary Science guidance and ways of implementing research into p
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
Explanations of words used in science, and teaching methods to help in the development of students' vocabulary.
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.