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Different Designs, Different Outcomes? A Critical Systematic Review of Interventions for Preparing Preservice Science Teachers to Teach Scientific Models and Modeling
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Kennedy Kam Ho Chan; David Siu Pan Lau; Jan van Driel – Science Education, 2025
Cultivating in preservice science teachers (PSTs) the competence required to teach scientific models and modeling is a valued outcome of teacher preparation programs. However, science teacher educators face inherent tensions when designing and implementing teacher preparation experiences to achieve this outcome. In this systematic review, we first…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Science Teachers
Taking a Closer Look at Science Teaching Orientations
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Friedrichsen, Patrica; Van Driel, Jan H.; Abell, Sandra K. – Science Education, 2011
In this position paper, we examine the science teaching orientation component of the S. Magnusson, J. Krajcik, and H. Borko (1999) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) model for science teaching. We trace the origin of the construct in the literature, identifying multiple definitions that have lead to ambiguity. After examining published studies…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Position Papers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction
An Epistemological Approach to Modeling: Cases Studies and Implications for Science Teaching
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Sensevy, Gerard; Tiberghien, Andree; Santini, Jerome; Laube, Sylvain; Griggs, Peter – Science Education, 2008
Models and modeling are a major issue in science studies and in science education. In addressing such an issue, we first propose an epistemological discussion based on the works of Cartwright (1983, 1999), Fleck (1935/1979), and Hacking (1983). This leads us to emphasize the transitions between the abstract and the concrete in the modeling…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Science Instruction, Case Studies, Epistemology
Extending the Conception of "Problem" in Problem-Solving Research.
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Stewart, Jim; Hafner, Robert – Science Education, 1991
Reviews the literature concerning problem solving in science education. Authors contend that the adoption of a forward-looking viewpoint of science has increased the attention given to the topics of discovery and problem-solving behavior. Authors conclude that research by philosophers of science on models and problem solving include insights to…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Models
A Neurocognitive Perspective on Current Learning Theory and Science Instructional Strategies.
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Anderson, O. Roger – Science Education, 1997
Synthesizes current thought in neuropsychology, philosophy of cognition, and science education. Suggests that dualistic views and those based solely on biological structural-functional analyses may be insufficient to explain the active role of the learner. Presents 10 principles of neurocognition as a context for analysis of learner-centered…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Development, Educational Change, Educational Strategies
Science Education and the Commonplaces of Science.
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Helms, Jenifer V.; Carlone, Heidi B. – Science Education, 1999
Proposes four formulations of the commonplaces of science based on distinct views of the nature of science, and explores the consequences of each. Argues that although each formulation has strengths, some commonplaces prove more comprehensive than others in capturing the essence of science for the purposes of developing curriculum, educating…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Models