Activity theory in formal and informal science education /

The purpose of this book is to establish a broader context for rethinking science learning and teaching by using cultural historical activity theoretic approach. Activity theory already steps in its third generation and only a few works have been done on its applications to science education, especi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Plakitsi, Katerina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam : Sense, [2013]
Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense Publishers, [2013]
Series:Cultural and historical perspectives on science education Research dialogs
Cultural and historical perspectives on science education Research dialogs.
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Table of Contents:
  • Activity theory in formal and informal science education : the ATFISE project / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) framework and science education in positivistic tradition : towards a new methodology? / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Teaching science in science museums and science centers : towards a new pedagogy? / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Rethinking the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in science education / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Chat in developing new environmental science curricula, school textbooks and web-based applications for the first grades / Katerina Plakitsi, Eleni Kolokouri, Eftychia Nanni, Efthymis Stamoulis and Xarikleia Theodoraki
  • Activity theory, history and philosophy of science, and ICT technologies in science teaching applications / Efthymis Stamoulis and Katerina Plakitsi
  • University science teaching programs : what's new in lab activities from a Chat context? The case of magnetism / Xarikeia Theodoraki and Katerina Plakitsi
  • A cultural historical scene of natural sciences for early learners : a Chat scene / Eleni Kolokouri and Katerina Plakitsi
  • Biology education in elementary schools : how do students learn about plant functions? / Eftychia Nanni and Katerina Plakitsi
  • Activity theory in formal and informal science education : the ATFISE project / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) framework and science education in positivistic tradition : towards a new methodology? / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Teaching science in science museums and science centers : towards a new pedagogy? / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Rethinking the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in science education / Katerina Plakitsi
  • Chat in developing new environmental science curricula, school textbooks and web-based applications for the first grades / Katerina Plakitsi, Eleni Kolokouri, Eftychia Nanni, Efthymis Stamoulis and Xarikleia Theodoraki
  • Activity theory, history and philosophy of science, and ICT technologies in science teaching applications / Efthymis Stamoulis and Katerina Plakitsi
  • University science teaching programs : what's new in lab activities from a Chat context? The case of magnetism / Xarikeia Theodoraki and Katerina Plakitsi
  • A cultural historical scene of natural sciences for early learners : a Chat scene / Eleni Kolokouri and Katerina Plakitsi
  • Biology education in elementary schools : how do students learn about plant functions? / Eftychia Nanni and Katerina Plakitsi