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Peer reviewedBoone, William J.; Andersen, Hans O. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1994
Reports on one rigorous evaluation and search for desired components of a science methods course at a large state university. Student evaluations of assignments are used to rate them for effectiveness. Provides a model for other instructors interested in course evaluation. (LZ)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Methods Courses
Peer reviewedBarrow, Lloyd H. – Science Education, 1987
Reports on a study of teacher education programs for science teachers in New England. Focuses on data regarding the amount and types of science content and secondary science methods courses, program emphasis in science content, science processes and methods, science teaching techniques, and effectiveness of science preparation. (TW)
Descriptors: Demography, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Science and Society
Download full textStrawitz, Barbara M.; Malone, Mark R. – 1984
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the field experience component of an undergraduate science methods course for preservice elementary school teachers was effective in: (1) shifting student concerns about science teaching from concerns about themselves to concerns about the impact of inquiry-oriented science programs on pupils;…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Bethel, Lowell J., Ed. – 1984
This monograph consists of 17 research studies in science education. Among the areas investigated in these studies are: modeling and monitoring of college level science education; classroom processes and their relationships with short-term outcomes in elementary school science; expectations of the scientific enterprise; a science laboratory safety…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
