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Greengold, Stacey – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Much research has been conducted regarding student alternative conceptions in chemistry, and a significant amount of work has focused on the areas of chemical equilibrium and reaction rates. Less research has focused on teachers' alternative conceptions in these areas, and most of this work has studied the conceptions of pre-service and novice…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts
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Lovett, Jennifer N.; Lee, Hollylynne S. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2018
Amid the implementation of new curriculum standard regarding statistics and new recommendations for preservice secondary mathematics teachers (PSMTs) to teach statistics, there is a need to examine the current state of PSMTs' knowledge of the statistical content they will be expected to teach. This study reports on the statistical knowledge of 217…
Descriptors: Statistics, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers
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Bansilal, Sarah; Brijlall, Deonarain; Mkhwanazi, Thokozani – Perspectives in Education, 2014
Many studies point to the problem of poor mathematics content knowledge of mathematics teachers in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' knowledge of the mathematics they are themselves teaching. Data was generated from the teachers' (n = 253) written responses to test that was a shortened form of a previous Grade 12…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Teachers
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Khourey-Bowers, Claudia; Fenk, Christopher – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between teachers' (N = 69) participation in constructivist chemistry professional development (PD) and enhancement of content (CK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) (representational thinking and conceptual change strategies) and self-efficacy (PSTE). Quantitative measures assessed…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Change Strategies, Self Efficacy, Chemistry