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Counsell, Shelly Lynn – Science and Children, 2011
According to the National Research Council (NRC 2007), three critical components significantly influence students' science learning: teacher knowledge, teachers' opportunities to learn, and instructional systems. If students' science achievement is strongly correlated with teachers' science competence, and core competencies are central to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Characteristics, Early Childhood Education, Science Achievement
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Nelson, George D.; Landel, Carolyn C. – Educational Leadership, 2007
The authors question whether elementary students will have access to effective science and mathematics instruction within the current structure of elementary schools, in which each classroom teachers is expected to possess the expertise to teach all subjects well. They review research showing that good teachers are the key to student achievement…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Team Teaching