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Alvarez Pérez, Eréndira; Ruiz Gutiérrez, Rosaura – Journal of Biological Education, 2016
We present quantitative results for the doctoral thesis of the first-named author of this article. The objective was to recommend and test a teaching proposal for core knowledge of evolutionary biology in secondary education. The focus of the study is "Problem cores in teaching". The "Weaving evolutionary thinking" teaching…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Evolution, Biology, Secondary School Science
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Smith, Mike U.; Scharmann, Lawrence – Science & Education, 2008
This investigation delineates a multi-year action research agenda designed to develop an instructional model for teaching the nature of science (NOS) to preservice science teachers. Our past research strongly supports the use of explicit reflective instructional methods, which includes Thomas Kuhn's notion of learning by ostention and treating…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Action Research, Scientific Principles, Science Teachers