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PART I INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 1 Research and development in science education: East Asia experience, Myint Swe Khine.- PART II    LEARNING: THE EAST ASIAN WAY.- Chapter 2 Effective classroom pedagogy and beyond for promoting scientific literacy: Is there an East Asian Model? Kwok-Chi Lau, Esther Sui-Chu Ho, and Terrence Yuk-Ping Lam.- Chapter 3 Confucianism, Chinese families, and academic achievement: Exploring how Confucianism and Asian parenting influence children’s academic achievement, Grace Hui-Chen Huang & Mary Gove.- Chapter 4 The Chinese classic philosophy of learning and teaching: Implications for science education, Zhang Yenming, Bai Yongxiao.- Chapter 5 The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of engaging parents in their children’s science learning in informal contexts: Theoretical perspectives and applications, Ai Noi Lee, Youyan Nie.- Chapter 6 Characteristics of Chinese learners as revealed from their affective domain and choices of science learning in China, Yau Yuen Yeung.- PART III SCIENCE CURRICULUM CHANGES AND REFORMS.- Chapter 7 Science curriculum changes and STEM education in East Asia, Youngmin Kim, Hye-eun Chu, Gilsum Lim.- Chapter 8 Science education in Shanghai, China: What does it look like other than PISA score? Xinying Yin, Xiaoli Guo, Lan Wang.- PART IV PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.- Chapter 9 The implications of science teaching and practices on educational neuroscience, Chia-Ju Liu, Wen-Wei Chian, Chin-Fei Huang, Ming-Hsun Shen.- Chapter 10 Kids Science Academia: Talent development in STEM from the early childhood years, Manabu Sumida.- Chapter 11 Changes in collaborative discussion and engagement with “Smart Education”, Suna Ryu.- Chapter 12 A study of the internet resource based e-Learning environments in Hong Kong: Animal classification in a primary school, Winnie Wing Mui So, Fiona Ngai Ying Ching.- PART V INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.- Chapter 13 Packaging inquiry-based science learning for students: A discursive analysis of one high school teacher’s talk from Singapore, Shien Chue & Yew-Jin Lee.- Chapter 14 Practice and effect of lessons on inquiry activities in upper secondary school Chemistry: Focusing on students' attitudes towards Chemistry, Takaku Kamon, Fujii Hiroki.- Chapter 15 Developing technology-infused inquiry learning modules to promote science learning in Taiwan, Ying-Shao Hsu, Hsin-Yi Chang, Su-Chi Fang, Hsin-Kai Wu.- PART VI TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.- Chapter 16 Developing teachers through professional learning communities in Singapore and Shanghai, Hairon Salleh, Charlene Tan Hwee Phio.- Chapter 17 Japanese elementary teachers’ abilities to learn how to teach science from curriculum materials: Preparation for future learning perspectives, Etsuji Yamaguchi.- Chapter 18 Chinese secondary school science teachers’ perceptions of the nature of science and Chinese native knowledge, Hongming Ma.- Chapter 19 Developing science teachers’ pedagogical reasoning through reflective practices in overseas professional development program: A case study, Do-Yong Park, Young Hak Kim.- VII EMERGING RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.- Chapter 20 Designing computer-supported knowledge building to promote conceptual change amongst high-school students in Hong Kong, Ivan C. K. Lam, Carol K.K. Chan.- Chapter 21 Implementation of standards-based curriculum by chemistry teachers: From curriculum materials to teaching practice, Bo Chen, Bing Wei.- Chapter 22 Supporting socio-scientific argumentation in the classroom through automatic group formation based on students’ real-time responses, Yu-Ta Chien, Chun-Yen Chang.- VIII INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING TESTS.- Chapter 23 Identifying crucial and malleable factors of successful science learning from 2012 PISA, Alex Chong Ho Yu, Frances Shuang Wu, Casey Mangan.- Chapter 24 Science self-beliefs and science achievement in TIMSS 2011: A comparison between eighth grade students of six East Asian nations, Lay Yoon Fah, Shaljan Areepattamannil, Ng Khar Thoe, Khoo Chwee Hoon.- Chapter 25 Correlates of science achievement in Singapore:  A multilevel exploration, Shaljan Areepattamannil, Ching Leen Chiam, Daphnee H.L. Lee, Helen Hong, Index.