Science Education in the 21st Century

1 Introduction.- Section A: Re-searching Science Curriculum and Teaching.- 2 Conceptualizing multiplicities of scientific literacy from five theoretical perspectives.- 3 Representations of nature of science in new Korean science textbooks: The case of 'scientific inquiry and experimentation'.- 4 Pedagogical and content expertise in team-based learning: Re-aligning two teaching perspectives in an undergraduate medical school.- 5 A classics reading approach to nurture epistemic insight in a multidisciplinary and higher education context.- 6 Opportunistic science teaching and learning "outside" the classroom.- Section B: Re-searching Science Learners and Learning.- 7 Scientific argumentation as an epistemic practice: Secondary students' critique of science research posters.- 8 Effects of concept mapping technique on Nigerian junior secondary school students' cognitive development and achievement in basic science and technology (integrated science).- 9 Embedding multiple modes of representations in open-ended tests on learning transition elements.- 10 Trustworthiness challenge in children's environmental problem solving in the digital era.- 11 Assessing conceptual understanding in primary science through students' multimodal representations in science notebooks.- 12 An analysis of power play in the subculture of lower track science classrooms.- 13 Facilitating the use of research in practice: Teaching students to plan experiments.- 14 Working memory capacity and teaching and learning of stoichiometry.- Section C: Re-searching Science Teachers and Teacher Education.- 15 Pre-service science teachers' reflections on the field experience: Does context matter?.- 16 Teachers' view on replacing traditional chemistry experiments with green chemistry (GC) experiments.- 17 Preliminary results on the value of investing in training for practicing Chilean life science teachers.- 18 Teaching integration of 5E instructional model and flower components.- 19 Crafting literature-based task: Our journey on viva voca and thought processes.- 20 Learning trajectory of a science undergraduate working as an intern in a research laboratory: A science practice lens.- 21 The role of empowerment evaluation in the professional development of science teachers in the enactment of an inquiry-based pedagogy.