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Download full textLederman, Norman G. – 1995
This investigation was guided by the following research questions: (1) how do teachers' understandings of the nature of science influence classroom practice?; and (2) what factors facilitate or impede the influence of teachers' understandings on classroom practice? An in-depth, year long assessment of the classroom practices and goals of five…
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Change, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Instruction
Edgington, Judith R.; Barufaldi, James P. – 1995
There is a need to integrate the segregated perspective underlying research on scientific conceptions. Insights from scientists can provide information about the essential components of ideal knowledge. The purpose of this study was to investigate how researchers and teachers deal with scientific explanation. Three research physicists and five…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), High Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Physical Sciences
