Do Teachers Support Causal Understanding through their Discourse when Teaching Primary Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11160252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas P Newton (0000-0002-6671-1011, Newcastle University), Lynn D Newton (0000-0001-8419-7127, Durham University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 599-613 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-1926 • E-ISSN: 1469-3518 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713651580 |
| OpenAlex | W2006612570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 31 |
Understanding is a requirement of the National Curriculum for Science. To what extent do teachers press for causal understanding through their discourse in primary science lessons? Fifty Key Stage 2 primary science lessons (years 3–6; 7 + −10 + years) were observed in the north‐east of England and the nature of the discourse was examined. There were low levels of teacher discourse that related explicitly to causes and reasons. Discourse relating to facts and description was much more common. Further, discourse to do with causes and reasons with younger children tended to occur less than with older children and that of non‐specialist teachers tended to be less than that of subject specialists. Some potential explanations are described. A possible way to encourage a press for causal understanding in science through teacher discourse is suggested
Curriculum · Discourse analysis · Linguistics · Mathematics education · National curriculum · Pedagogy · Primary education · Science education · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2019 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |