February 16, 2016
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Scientific Literacy Group TDT John Muir, Shaun Finnigan, Danielle Mackay, Rachel Billes The term ‘Scientific Literacy’ is one that can often be heard in academic conversation but what does it actually mean? To be literate is having the “ability to read and write” (Oxford Dictionary, no date), therefore it would be assumed that being […] Continue reading
February 16, 2016
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… So, What is a convention? Well…. Normally a convention is a way in which something is carried out. There are agreed rules and criteria which make up the convention. A drama convention is where the actions of an actor/actress are decided by the writer or director and are done so to have dramatic, or […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Explanation of the concept of scientific literacy What is scientific literacy? “Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity.” While this is a definition of scientific literacy, once you begin to look into what it means […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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When one is scientifically literate, they will realise and understand the scientific ideas and methods required to take part in everyday life. Throughout our lifetimes we regularly hear stories about many different issues around the world, such as global warming and new medicines and drugs that have been invented to apparently improve the quality of […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Scientific literacy (National Science Education Standards, 1996, p. 22) is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in community and national affairs and economic productivity. A scientifically literate person can ask, find or determine answers to questions, derived from curiosity about every day experiences. It means that […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Scientific Literacy TDT Adele Herron, Chloe Connor, Erin Mcglynn and Megan Shearer Although the term ‘scientific literacy’ may seem quite simple, it has become evident through research and discussion that it much more than just having knowledge of a lot of science. Scientific literacy is the capacity to use scientific knowledge to identify questions and […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Within our society we are bombarded daily with various claims and stories about the impact of science on our world. These can range from global warming and medical advances all the way to the food we eat. When we have knowledge and understanding about scientific processes and larger concepts we can then hopefully approach this […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Within our society we are bombarded daily with various claims and stories about the impact of science on our world. These can range from global warming and medical advances all the way to the food we eat. When we have knowledge and understanding about scientific processes and larger concepts we can then hopefully approach this […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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The term ‘Scientific Literacy’ is one that can often be heard in academic conversation but what does it actually mean? To be literate is having the “ability to read and write” (Oxford Dictionary, no date), therefore it would be assumed that being ‘scientifically literate’ is about having the knowledge to be able to understand different […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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After a recent input on the ‘Science Literacy’ we were asked, in groups, to produce an informative short piece related to the input. Not only was this to consolidate what we had learned but also to develop our understanding, awareness and appreciation of what ‘Science Literacy’ really is and how fundamental it is within the […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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A post from my first ever blog hotmilkydrink.typepad.com from August 2014. Content of which I think is still very much of interest for prospective teachers: Last week my daughters were playing with their friends. As a group they were all working together to make a movie and their efforts were industrious, noisy and committed. I listened in on […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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AC1 – According to the Programme for International Student Assessment, scientific literacy is defined as “the capacity to use scientific knowledge, to identify questions and to draw evidence-based conclusions” It then goes on to tell us that “Clearly this does not mean turning everyone into a scientific expert, but enabling them to fulfil an enlightened […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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Scientific literacy (National Science Education Standards, 1996, p. 22) is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in community and national affairs and economic productivity. A scientifically literate person can ask, find or determine answers to questions, derived from curiosity about every day experiences. It means […] Continue reading
February 13, 2016
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This is an essay I wrote for Uni, although it is rather dry to read I thought it was worth posting. Enjoy. This post will explore the issues surrounding the language development of children working within the early level of … Continue reading → Continue reading
February 12, 2016
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Following our last science input Lauren Summers, Amy Turner, Sarah Stewart and myself have been working collaboratively to produce a piece of writing that reflects our understanding of Scientific Literacy. This exercise helped to increase our understanding of this concept and gave us an opportunity to work with fellow students who we may not have […] Continue reading
February 10, 2016
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I love music in the classroom and I strongly believe children should be taught it. However, I have always dreaded the time that I will have to teach music to the children. I have no confidence in teaching music and I would not know where to start. I never have learnt to play a musical […] Continue reading
February 9, 2016
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As part of our Tutor Directed Task, we were asked to explore data and analysis through a questionnaire. We had to consider; What questions are you going to ask? This could vary, we focused on what is your favourite flavour of crisps? How are you going to record people answers? This opened up a larger […] Continue reading
February 7, 2016
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Languages. We all have one but should we just stop at that? I believe that as teachers, we would be depriving our pupils if we did not incorporate other languages of the world into our classroom. It is ever more apparent that these days huge numbers of people do not just live in the country […] Continue reading
February 5, 2016
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Currently, I am in two minds about lesson planning. Part of me enjoys the creativity of coming up with ideas that will (hopefully) engage and inspire the learners, while the other part finds it very challenging to figure out how these ideas will work in practice. Of course, I realise that this will become easier […] Continue reading
February 4, 2016
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After my blog post The Science Behind Play dough… I ended my post saying that I would be evaluating my play dough experiment. I took everything to my lecture in containers and the student I worked with seemed to really enjoy making the play dough and gave lots of positive feedback about my experiment. Everything went to […] Continue reading
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