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PUBLICATION INFORMATION

TITLE OF PUBLICATION
"NAZWY SUBSTANCJI W PODRęCZNIKACH:ANARCHIA CZY INGNORANCJA?"
NAME OF AUTHOR(S)
dr Krzysztof Pazdro
NAME OF PUBLISHER
Chemia w Szkole
YEAR OF PUBLICATION
2012
LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION
Polish
PUBLICATION TYPOLOGY
Newspaper / Magazine article
TARGET GROUP OF PUBLICATION
Teachers, Policy Makers
SIZE OF THE PUBLICATION
3 – 10 pages
DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS
The article is available in the bi-monthly magazine for teachers of chemistry “Chemistry in the School” (‘Chemia w Szkole’)
This is a magazine for chemistry teachers of all types of schools and teachers and students of chemistry. It contains materials on various topics to help teachers improve their teaching of chemistry. It has been available on the publishing market since 1954.
The journal publishes:
- Methodological and didactic solutions to facilitate the proper implementation of the new curriculum and prepare students for final examinations and tests in chemistry at the end of high school;
- practical tips for chemistry experiments and safety in the classroom chemistry;
- Information about the most important achievements of chemistry in the last century;
- tasks, tests, and quizzes with answer keys of Polish and international chemical Olympiads and chemical national competitions for students of junior secondary schools and upper secondary schools;
- Conference Reports written and published by educators of chemistry and teacher trainers, highlighting new educational initiatives;
- news publications: books, popular science books and publications appearing in international journals.

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This article applies to the quality of textbooks and academic publications on Chemistry. The author decided to raise the topic of chemical vocabulary and terminology as he was surprised with the low level of knowledge of the names of chemical compounds not only among teachers and authors of textbooks, but even among some experts of the Polish Ministry of Education (hereinafter: the MEN).
WHERE TO FIND IT
Chemia w Szkole - 6/2012
http://www.edupress.pl/archiwalne-numery/chemia/listopad-grudzien-2012/
PDF OF THE PUBLICATION
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NAME OF THE REVIEWING ORGANISATION
WSINF

Comments about this Publication

Your comments are welcome

Date: 2013.06.06

Posted by Monika SMaga (Poland)

Message: a very interesting and controversial article on disorientation and lack of cohesion in cheistry terminology - as a practical teacher I can generally confirm some of the information included in the article.
Chemistrz teachers get a good review of the terminologz in order to avoid uneasz situations in the classroom when confronted bz more advanced students.

National Reports on successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry The national reports on chemistry successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry are now available on the related section of the project portal. The reports presents examples of successful experiences in the partner countries and the results of testing of ICT resources with science teachers.

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