If you are a primary trainee, you must demonstrate a knowledge of science to be recommended for QTS.
This popular, widely recommended, text helps you audit your knowledge of science and understand what learning you need to pass your course. A rigorous test helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses and can be revisited at key stages in your course as a tool to monitor and evaluate progress. The fourth edition has been updated in line with the new National Curriculum, includes more information on expanding and developing your knowledge of science and is linked to the 2012 Teachers' Standards.
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Yes, you can access Primary Science Audit and Test by Jenny Byrne,Andri Christodoulou,John Sharp in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Teaching Science & Technology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Provide as many background details as you can. Donāt worry if it looks a bit āblankā in places, you wonāt be alone. Unless you are a prospective science specialist, what else would you expect?
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Part 2:Interest in science
A positive attitude towards science will help you to learn and teach it well, whether it is your favourite subject or not. Be honest with yourself and think carefully about your responses below. It is possible, for example, that you might have a healthy interest in science even if you donāt think you know too much about it right now.
Circle as appropriate using the key provided.
1Ā Ā =Ā Ā I am very interested in science.
2Ā Ā =Ā Ā I am interested in science.
3Ā Ā =Ā Ā I am uncertain about my interest in science.
4Ā Ā =Ā Ā I am not interested in science.
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A 1 or a 2 is fantastic, a 3 encouraging, a 4 ā well, science is not everybodyās thing. Reflect critically on your attitude towards science, positive or negative, and use the space below to comment further. Can you identify the experiences which gave rise to your interest or lack of it?
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Part 3: Perceived competence and confidence in science
It is entirely possible that as you respond to the following sections you might notice that you feel quite competent in an area of science, or even a āstrandā within it, but lack the confidence to teach it. Competence and confidence are clearly quite different things. By the end of your training you will feel better about both.
Competence
There are rather a lot of areas within the self-audit and you will need some time to read through and complete this part thoroughly. The āstrandsā are reproduced here to introduce you to the requirements. You do not need to know about or feel competent with e...
Table of contents
Cover Page
Halftitle
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Part 1 Science background
Part 2 Interest in science
Part 3 Perceived competence and confidence in science
Part 4 Science test
Part 5: Answers to test questions including childrenās common misconceptions
