Discourse Strategies for Science Teaching and Learning - 9780367344245

Name: Discourse Strategies for Science Teaching and Learning - 9780367344245
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Discourse Strategies for Science Teaching and LearningResearch and Practice\nAuthor(s): Kok-Sing Tang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367344245, 978-0367344245\nSynopsis\nThis engaging and practical volume looks at discourse strategies and how they can be used to facilitate and enhance science teaching and learning within the classroom context, offering a synthesis of research on classroom discourse in science education as well as practical discourse strategies that can be applied to the classroom. Focusing on the connection between research and practice, this comprehensive guide unpacks and illustrates key concepts on the role of discourse in students thinking and learning based on empirical analysis of real conversations in a number of science classrooms. Using real-life classroom examples to extend the scope of research into science classroom discourse begun during the 1990s, Kok-Sing Tang offers original d.