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The Role of Curricular Resources in Mediating Primary Science Teaching and Learning: From Discovery to Disciplinary Thinking and Practices

The Role of Curricular Resources in Mediating Primary Science Teaching and Learning: From Discovery to Disciplinary Thinking and Practices

Paperback

Teaching Instruction

PREORDER - Expected ship date January 8, 2027

ISBN10: 1041144059
ISBN13: 9781041144052
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 8 2027
Pages: 246
Language: English

Rooted in a landmark three-year study of Singapore's classrooms, this book examines how distributed scaffolding, material tools, and social interactions help primary school children transition from everyday spontaneous ideas to formal scientific concept.

Grounded in Lev Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory and distributed scaffolding, this book reveals how abstract scientific concepts become accessible to young minds. Through detailed classroom episodes and rich video analysis, readers will witness how curricular resources - like Singapore's innovative SPARKLE hands-on kits and the Singapore Student Learning Space - work alongside teacher-led epistemic, procedural, and conceptual scaffolding to transform everyday ideas into formal scientific knowledge. Moving beyond theory, this book also provides an actionable, novel framework to make routine, daily classroom interactions visible for discussion, analysis, and refinement.

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