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Meredith Reinhart – School Science and Mathematics, 2024
Even though the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) were released over a decade ago, science is still infrequently taught in early childhood and elementary classrooms. A lack of teacher confidence due to inadequate content knowledge may be a contributing factor, making access to high-quality elementary science methods courses even…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Morrison, Judith; McDuffie, Amy Roth – School Science and Mathematics, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of providing preservice teachers the opportunity to collect real data in a science methods inquiry investigation and using the data, design data displays in their mathematics methods course. The research questions focused on how preservice teachers' understandings of data displays, research…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Research Design, Methods Courses
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Lowry, Janet Huber – Teaching Sociology, 1992
Describes a student research project for a research methods course in which students present their work as a poster session. Explains that students are graded for visual display and oral presentation. Reports that students are more thorough in self-evaluations after their efforts at public display. (DK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Methods Courses, Research Methodology