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Investigative Primary Science: A Problem-Based Learning Approach
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Etherington, Matthew B. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
This study reports on the success of using a problem-based learning approach (PBL) as a pedagogical mode of learning open inquiry science within a traditional four-year undergraduate elementary teacher education program. In 2010, a problem-based learning approach to teaching primary science replaced the traditional content driven syllabus. During…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Science Programs