APECS Project: Able Pupils Experiencing Challenging Science
This project was organised with Prof. John Gilbert (then at Reading University) and Prof. Mike Watts (Brunel University, then Roehampton University) and provided the basis for the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education Seminar Series: Meeting the needs of the most able in science
The project and seminar series led to the publication of an edited book" Taber, K. S. (Ed.). (2007). Science Education for Gifted Learners. London: Routledge.Learners' Explanations in Science
One of the themes explored in the project was of learners' understanding and use of explanations within science. This involved a research visit to work with pupils in a local school, reported in a seminar, and a chapter in the edited book (Taber, K. S. (2007). Choice for the gifted: lessons from teaching about scientific explanations. In K. S. Taber (Ed.), Science Education for Gifted Learners (pp. 158-171). London: Routledge.)
Link to an outline of the seminar on Challenging pupils with scientific explanations
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