Understanding Science Lessons: Five Years of Science Teaching by Michael Reiss, ISBN 9780335197699

Publisher Description:
"Understanding Science Lessons" reports the findings of a major five year longitudinal study into pupils' learning of science. These findings are interpreted with respect to such factors as the behaviours of girls and boys in lessons, the importance of the teacher, the purpose of investigations in science education and the effects of the English National Curriculum on classroom teaching and pupil motivation. Throughout, the emphasis is on the individual pupils and their experiences. All pupil and parent interviews were carried out in their homes and the ethnographic approach allows the reader to gain a convincing insight into what it is like to be a pupil studying science at secondary school.