The Fundamental Role of Subject Matter Knowledge in the Teaching of Science.

Bishop, Keith; Denley, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ556105

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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The Fundamental Role of Subject Matter Knowledge in the Teaching of Science.

Bishop, Keith; Denley, Paul

School Science Review, v79 n286 p65-71 Sep 1997

Considers the strategies of peer group review and concept mapping, both of which faculties in higher education might employ in partnership with schools to reestablish the fundamental role that subject matter knowledge has in science teaching. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Mapping, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Representation, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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