Resources by Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Teaching Strategies to Develop Understanding in Science

The aim of the Children’s Learning in Science Project (CLIS) was to discover how to use a constructivist approach to teach selected topics, and translate this into materials which could be used by teachers.

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The "alternative road" refers to a practically oriented curriculum, one which is more concerned with being able to do, rather than remembering. The book consists of an edited series of papers which were presented at a conference in England on the rehabilitation of the practical, at which a broad range of interests...

The Construction of Meaning and Conceptual Change in Classroom Settings: Case Studies on Energy

This document was written as part of the second phase of the work of the Children’s Learning in Science Project (CLIS). In this phase the project team was using the lessons from research in the first phase to develop, trial and evaluate alternative teaching strategies aimed at promoting conceptual change.

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The Development of Students’ Understanding of Physical Characteristics of Air, Across the Age Range 5-16 Years

This report was intended to provide a longer term perspective on changes taking place in students’ understanding over the compulsory school years. The topic of air was chosen on the basis both of its importance throughout school science and its accessibility to students...