School Science Review 357 Practical Work

Editor Geoff Auty

Issue 357 | Published June 2015

Overview

ASE's Secondary Science Quarterly Publication - School Science Review (SSR). The theme of this issue is 'Practical Work' - the first in a two part series with guest editor Michael Reiss. Featured articles include:
- Student's attitudes to practical work by age and subject 
- Assessment of practical skills 
- The Practical work challenge: Incorporating the explicit teaching of evidence in subject content

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Contents

p.7 Science Note: A simple way to demonstrate that gases have mass
p.9 Science Note: Explosions in disposable syringes
p.13 Theme Editorial: Practical Work I
p.16 Practical work in science: misunderstood and badly used?
p.25 Students' attitudes to practical work by age and subject
p.31 The practical work challenge: incorporating the explicit teaching of evidence in subject content
p.40 The assessment of practical skills
p.45 The assessment of science practical skills: a historical perspective
p.54 How can the education system ensure students have an improved science learning experience?
p.59 Endorsing the practical endorsement? OCR's approach to practical assessment in science A-levels
p.69 Practically perfect in every way: why it is essential that our young people engage with practical biology
p.75 The role of'practical' work in teaching and learning chemistry
p.84 The resourcing of science in Scottish schools
p.90 How technicians can lead science improvements in any school: a small-scale study in England
p.97 Using ICT to reinvigorate practical work in science
p.105 Increasing students' interest in science: the contribution of practical work
p.114 Developing global competences by extended chemistry concept maps

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