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Preece, Peter F. W.; Postlethwaite, Keith C.; Skinner, Nigel C.; Simpson, Keith A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
In an investigation of the learning of science content knowledge in a postgraduate preservice education course, it was found that the 'failure of further learning' effect can be overcome, at least in part, in well-designed courses. Nevertheless the persistence of certain misconceptions among some students did indicate the partial salience of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Misconceptions, Education Courses, Science Teachers
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Cunningham, Anne E.; Perry, Kathryn E.; Stanovich, Keith E.; Stanovich, Paula J. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2004
Recently, investigators have begun to pay increasing attention to the role of teachers' domain-specific knowledge in the area of reading, and its implications for both classroom practice and student learning. The aims of the present study were to assess kindergarten to third grade teachers' actual and perceived reading related subject matter…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Primary Education, Phonemes, Phonics