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Finding the Connection between Research and Design: The Knowledge Development of STEM Teachers in a Professional Learning Community
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Vossen, T. E.; Henze, I.; De Vries, M. J.; Van Driel, J. H. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
Research and design activities are becoming more important in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and D&T (design and technology) education. Research and design are often taught separately from each other, while in professional STEM practices, many projects are neither 'research only' or 'design only'--they are both. In…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Measuring Primary Teachers' Attitudes toward Teaching Science: Development of the Dimensions of Attitude toward Science (DAS) Instrument
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van Aalderen-Smeets, Sandra; Walma van der Molen, Juliette – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
In this article, we present a valid and reliable instrument which measures the attitude of in-service and pre-service primary teachers toward teaching science, called the Dimensions of Attitude Toward Science (DAS) Instrument. Attention to the attitudes of primary teachers toward teaching science is of fundamental importance to the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Student Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction
The Relationships between PCK Components: The Case of Quantum Chemistry Professors
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Padilla, Kira; Van Driel, Jan – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to capture the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of university professors about quantum chemistry. More specifically, we aimed to identify and analyze relationships between specific PCK components, using an adapted version of the model of PCK of Magnusson "et al.". A sample of university professors (n = 6)…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, College Faculty