Keith Taber Boeken

Part 2 provides strategies for dealing with some of the misconceptions that students have, by including ready to use classroom resources.

The Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of educational research tailored for aspiring teachers and those embarking on classroom-based research projects. It emphasizes practical insights and methodologies, making it an essential resource for understanding the intricacies of educational studies and their application in real-world teaching environments.

Addressing the challenge of alternative conceptions in chemistry, this resource provides teachers with insights into common misconceptions students have and offers effective teaching strategies to counteract them. It emphasizes a constructivist approach, encouraging educators to help students develop sound scientific understanding. Compiled by Keith Taber, a Royal Society of Chemistry Teacher Fellow, the material includes researched insights and classroom-tested activities aimed at enhancing students' grasp of chemistry fundamentals.

A second edition of a practical guide to effective secondary school chemistry lessons

Chemistry is a subject that has the power to engage and enthuse students but also to mystify and confound them. Effective chemistry teaching requires a strong foundation of subject knowledge and the ability to transform this into teachable content which is meaningful for students. Drawing on pedagogical principles and research into the difficulties that many students have when studying chemical concepts, this essential text presents the core ideas of chemistry to support new and trainee chemistry teachers, including non-specialists. The book focuses on the foundational ideas that are fundamental to and link topics across the discipline of chemistry and considers how these often complex notions can be effectively presented to students without compromising on scientific authenticity. Chapters cover: the nature of chemistry as a science the chemistry triplet substances and purity in chemistry the periodic table energy in chemistry and chemical bonding contextualising and integrating chemical knowledge Whilst there are a good many books describing chemistry and many others that offer general pedagogic guidance on teaching science, Foundations for Teaching Chemistry provides accounts of core chemical topics from a teaching perspective and offers new and experienced teachers support in developing their own 'chemical knowledge for teaching'.