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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

The Art of Teaching Science

Jack Hassard Β· 2005
62/100
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Jack Hassard and Michael Dias have written a well-regarded professional textbook grounded in real classroom research, and its second edition at Routledge confirms it has lasting use in teacher preparation programs. It combines constructivist theory with practical tools in a way that gives pre-service teachers a professional identity and concrete strategies. But this is squarely a professional education textbook β€” it has no audience outside science teachers and education faculty, and the dossier's placement in a Children's pillar appears to be a mismatch.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance72
craft65
originality60
accuracy74
hype55
age-fit40
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict62
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