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Perfectly Reasonable in a Practical World: Understanding Chemistry Teacher Responses to a Change Proposal
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Westbroek, Hanna; Janssen, Fred; Doyle, Walter – Research in Science Education, 2017
Curriculum ideals often get compromised as a curriculum moves through its various levels of representation. Across the different science reforms, this process of slippage is clearly present. Research shows that teacher subject matter knowledge, PCK, beliefs and context factors all influence implementation. Professional development arrangements…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
The Effects of Video Feedback Coaching for Teachers on Scientific Knowledge of Primary Students
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van Vondel, Sabine; Steenbeek, Henderien; van Dijk, Marijn; van Geert, Paul – Research in Science Education, 2018
The present study was aimed at investigating the effects of a video feedback coaching intervention for upper-grade primary school teachers on students' cognitive gains in scientific knowledge. This teaching intervention was designed with the use of inquiry-based learning principles for teachers, such as the empirical cycle and the posing of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Intervention
Relating Students' Reasoning To the History of Science: The Case of Chemical Equilibrium.
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Van Driel, Jan H.; De Vos, Wobbe; Verloop, Nico – Research in Science Education, 1998
Relates the reasoning of students introduced to the concept of chemical equilibrium to the historical development of the concept. Concludes that the study of authentic historical sources may inspire the design of effective teaching activities. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry, Concept Formation, Primary Sources