One of the most prominent features of our recent era is the growing importance of science in all activities and events of our lives, leaving clear impacts and imprints in every field. This significance has led the objectives of education in general, and science education in particular, to emphasize preparing a learner capable of keeping pace with the developments happening around them and making them a contributor to this massive scientific revolution. The teacher is the effective element in science education, able to achieve its goals and embody its purposes. Thus, it has become essential for them to be knowledgeable about the elements that qualify them to perform their work in the best possible manner. From this perspective, this book came to fulfill a primary purpose: to assist educators, science teachers, and those interested in science education in understanding the strategies of teaching science, with the hope that this knowledge will reflect on their educational behaviors and teaching practices. To achieve this, the book is structured into five chapters covering various aspects of science teaching strategies. Chapter One discusses the concept of the Guided Fantasy strategy, its historical overview, its application in education, the roles of the learner and teacher, its objectives, characteristics, foundations, the theories that explain it, steps for its application, and its importance. Chapter Two examines the Instructional Scaffolding strategy, its theoretical roots, its concept, Vygotsky's social constructivist and sociocultural theories, the zone of proximal development, and its importance in science teaching. Chapter Three explores the Reflective Teaching strategy, its historical roots, concept, objectives, assumptions, characteristics, stages, and the characteristics of a reflective teacher and learner. Chapter Four investigates the Peer Teaching strategy, its origins, concept, patterns of peer learning, conditions for its application, advantages, and objectives. Chapter Five delves into Educational Blogs, their origin and development, their concept, types, components, and their use in the educational process.

• Number of Pages: 368
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1
• Print Color: Black
• Dimensions (cm): 17x24
• Weight (kg): 0.700
• Barcode: 9789957970949