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Emine Çil – Journal of Science Learning, 2023
This study explored how a professional development experience changed preschool teachers' perceptions of integrated STEM education. In addition, the research examined what teachers learned about STEM education with this experience. The study employed a qualitative research design, precisely a case study approach. Thirty preschool teachers…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, STEM Education
Dilsad Güven Akdeniz – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
Is children's literature only beneficial to children? Or do the benefits of children's literature also extend to the knowledge and mathematical skills of the teachers who employ it and reflect on it? This study seeks to investigate the role of picturebooks on the mathematical knowledge of preschool teacher candidates. For this purpose, in-depth…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Mathematics, Knowledge Level
Karin Hess – Teachers College Press, 2025
For more than 2 decades, Karin Hess has worked with the concept of depth of knowledge (DOK) and expanded applications of cognitive rigor across content areas and grade levels, proving that every student can experience deeper learning. This interactive book offers a self-guided journey beginning with the basics: what DOK is, what it is not, and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Difficulty Level, Academic Standards
Poznanski, Bridget; Hart, Katie C.; Graziano, Paulo A. – School Mental Health, 2021
Among preschool children referred for psychological assessment and intervention, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed disorder. In order to create school-based interventions that are consistently and effectively implemented by teachers, it is important to understand teachers' knowledge and beliefs about…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Knowledge Level, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teacher Attitudes
Kristin E. Burger – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Knowledge supports all aspects of reading including decoding, fluency, and comprehension (Cervetti & Hiebert, 2015; Cervetti & Wright, 2020; Duke & Cartwright, 2021; Kintsch, 1988, 1988; McNamara & Kintsch, 1996; Priebe et al., 2012). Early knowledge predicts reading growth, and science knowledge and reading have a mutually…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Preschool Teachers
Antonenko, Pavlo; Abramowitz, Brian – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2023
Society's future depends on informed perspectives of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI related skills, a prognosis that greatly impacts K-12 education. To best prepare students to be AI savvy, there is a need to integrate AI tools, skills, and lessons into the K-12 curriculum. In order for teachers to develop the knowledge and skills, and have…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Artificial Intelligence
Asempapa, Reuben S.; Sastry, Aishwarya M. – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2021
Mathematical modeling has been recognized and highlighted in most standards and reports as an important concept to the teaching and learning of mathematics. The study investigated 208 PK-8 preservice teachers' (PSTs') familiarity and experiences with mathematical modeling. The study adopted a survey-design perspective to collect data from 10…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematical Models, Teaching Methods
Liampa, Vasiliki; Malandrakis, George N.; Papadopoulou, Penelope; Pnevmatikos, Dimitrios – Research in Science Education, 2019
This study focused on the development and validation of a three-tier multiple-choice diagnostic instrument about the ecological footprint. Each question in the three-tier test comprised by; (a) the content tier, assessing content knowledge; (b) the reason tier, assessing explanatory knowledge; and (c) the confidence tier that differentiates lack…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Multiple Choice Tests, Ecology
Hermida, M. J.; Segretin, M. S.; Soni García, A.; Lipina, S. J. – Educational Research, 2016
Background: Teachers' conceptions and misconceptions about neuroscience are crucial in establishing a proper dialogue between neuroscience and education. In recent years, studies in different countries have examined primary and secondary school teachers' conceptions. However, although preschool education has proved its importance to later academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Preschool Teachers, Knowledge Level
Thulin, Susanne; Redfors, Andreas – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
This article reports on student preschool teachers' views of science and its role in preschool. Three cohorts of students have been given a written questionnaire with open-ended questions before and after a one-semester course including science (specifically Chemistry and Physics) in a 3.5-year preschool teacher programme in Sweden. The science…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teacher Education
Chase, Richard; Valorose, Jennifer – Wilder Research, 2019
As part of Minnesota's Pre-K Planning Grant, the purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of parents of young children in order to shape/tailor effective ways to communicate with them about child development and early education opportunities. The goals of the study are to make sure all types of parents with young children in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Preschool Education, Parent Education
Kloos, Heidi; Fisher, Anna; Van Orden, Guy C. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2010
Children's understanding of density is riddled with misconceptions--or so it seems. Yet even preschoolers at times appear to understand density. This article seeks to reconcile these conflicting outcomes by investigating the nature of constraints available in different experimental protocols. Protocols that report misconceptions about density used…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Knowledge Level
Smolleck, Lori; Hershberger, Vanessa – Current Issues in Education, 2011
The purpose of this research was to investigate the conceptions and misconceptions of young children (ages 3-8) related to science concepts, skills, and phenomena. These conceptions and misconceptions were investigated within the framework of the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Pre-Kindergarten and the Pennsylvania Standards for…
Descriptors: Young Children, Scientific Concepts, Kindergarten, Misconceptions