The Psychology of Learning Science

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Preface	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. ix
Frameworks for Learning Science	p. 1
A Constructive View of Learning Science	p. 3
References	p. 18
Learning-Theory-Based Science Teaching	p. 21
Conclusion	p. 34
Acknowledgment	p. 34
References	p. 35
the Teaching Model Applied to Biology	p. 36
A Conceptual Change Model of Learning Science	p. 43
Acknowledgments	p. 62
References	p. 62
Students' Conceptual Frameworks: Consequences for Learning Science	p. 65
References	p. 83
Ii Conceptual Development and Learning Science	p. 87
Developmental Patterns in Students' Understanding of Physics Concepts	p. 89
Developing Students' Understanding of Chemical Concepts	p. 117
Acknowledgments	p. 145
References	p. 145
Conceptual Development in Astronomy	p. 149
Acknowledgments	p. 176
References	p. 176
Children's Biology: Studies on Conceptual Development in the Life Sciences	p. 179
References	p. 199
Iii Methods and Media for Learning Science	p. 203
Science Activities, Process Skills, and Thinking	p. 205
Explaining Science Concepts: A Teaching-With- Analogies Model	p. 219
References	p. 239
Learning Science in Software Microworlds	p. 241
Software	p. 257
Author Index	p. 259
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