One of Keith's edited publications is
Taber, K. S. (Ed.). (2012). Teaching Secondary Chemistry (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Education.
A partnership publication from the Association for Science Education and Hodder Education.
This is the second edition* of the A.S.E. (Association for Science Education)'s science practice guidebook – part of a series edited by David Sang for the A.S.E.
Download the publisher's sample material here.
From the review of the book in Education in Chemistry:
"…The book is aimed as a general handbook to support the teaching of the subject. The list of authors reads like a who's who of chemistry education.
Each chapter suggests students' previous knowledge, potential misconceptions, a teaching sequence and plenty of high-quality activities to chart your way through the main concepts…
If I had to recommend one single book to any chemistry teacher, this would be it."
Declan Fleming writing in Education in Chemistry
Chapters:
- Key concepts in chemistry – Keith S. Taber
- Introducing particle theory – Philip Johnson
- Introducing chemical change – Keith S. Taber
- Developing models of chemical bonding – Keith S. Taber
- Extent, rates and energetics of chemical change – Vanessa Kind
- Acids and alkalis – John Oversby
- Combustion and redox reactions – Vicky Wong, Judy Brophy and Justin Dillon
- Electrolysis, electrolytes and galvanic cells – Georgios Tsaparlis
- Inorganic chemical analysis – Kim Chwee Daniel Tan
- Organic chemistry and the chemistry of natural products – Vanessa Kind
- Earth science – Elaine Wilson
- Chemistry in the secondary curriculum – Keith S. Taber
Blurb from the Association for Science Education
This book will provide invaluable support whether you are a newly-qualified science teacher, an experienced teacher of biology who wants to extend the range of strategies and approaches used, a biologist or physicist who has to teach chemistry, or a student training to be a teacher. Each chapter covers a broad section of the curriculum and is divided into topics. For each topic the book covers:
- Student's likely previous knowledge
- A suggested teaching sequence with activities necessary to cover basic chemistry
- Advice about students' misconceptions, common problems with individual activities, and safety issues
- Further activities that develop the students' understanding of the topic
- Enhancemment ideas that relate the science to everyday contexts and provide new ideas for experienced teachers
- Suggestions for using ICT
This second edition* reflects changes in curricula, ideas from recent curriculum development projects, and the current availability of ICT.
This book draws on the experienced of a wide range of teachers and those involved in science education. It has been produced as part of the Association for Science Education's commitment to supporting science teachers by disseminating best practice and new ideas to enhance teaching.
* Note, this edition has been superseded by
Teaching Secondary Chemistry 3rd Edition
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