Real world contexts in PISA science: Implications for context-based science education

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 884-896

  Fensham, Peter J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Context based teaching; Interest in science; Socio scientific issues

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; CONTEXT-BASED; CONTEXT-BASED TEACHING; INTEREST IN SCIENCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE EDUCATION; SCIENCE TEACHING; SCIENTIFIC LITERACY; SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; UNIT OF ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 70349556056     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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