Creative Chemists: Strategies for Teaching and Learning / Edition 1

by Simon Rees, Douglas Newton

Overview

Creative thinking, be it that of the teacher or the student, has tended to be overlooked in science, but exercising it is important. This book shows how it can be done in chemistry, both in the context of creative chemistry teaching and in learning chemistry.

Going beyond principles and ideology, readers will find practical strategies, tools, examples, and case studies in a variety of contexts to bring creative thinking theory into practice. Beginning with a discussion on the nature of creativity, the authors’ debunk misconceptions and address the relationship between creativity and problem solving. Delving into opportunities for practising creative thinking in science, for instance, hypothesis generation and experiment design, the authors’ then move on to discussions around assessing and evaluating creative thinking. Further areas covered include: multisensory chemistry, language and literacy, practical work and story-telling.

As a resource, this book points the way to fostering exploration and the development of creative thinking in chemistry for the benefit of the student, and for the benefit of the teacher in offering a source of satisfaction and achievement in the work they do.

With a foreword by John Holman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788015110
Publisher:	RSC
Publication date:	06/29/2020
Series:	Advances in Chemistry Education Series , #4
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Creative teaching and creative students;
Creative Thinking;
Multisensory learning;
Cultural chemistry;
Constructing and representing understandings in chemistry;
Storytelling;
Performance and Drama;
Practical Chemistry;
The Language of Chemistry;
Assessing Creativity;
Why creativity matters

Editorial Reviews

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Tina Overton