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Uzuntiryaki-Kondakci, Esen; Demirdögen, Betül; Akin, Fatma Nur; Tarkin, Aysegul; Aydin-Günbatar, Sevgi – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
This study combined two important frameworks--teacher self-regulation and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)--to reveal whether they were related to each other. To fulfill this aim, researchers utilized a case-study design. Data were collected from five preservice chemistry teachers through semi-structured interviews, lesson plans in the form of…
Descriptors: Self Management, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers
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Bussey, Thomas J.; Orgill, MaryKay – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Biochemistry instructors often use external representations--ranging from static diagrams to dynamic animations and from simplistic, stylized illustrations to more complex, realistic presentations--to help their students visualize abstract cellular and molecular processes, mechanisms, and components. However, relatively little is known about how…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
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Mack, Michael R.; Towns, Marcy H. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
We report the results of a phenomenographic analysis of faculty beliefs about the purposes for teaching upper-division physical chemistry courses in the undergraduate curriculum. A purposeful sampling strategy was used to recruit a diverse group of faculty for interviews. Collectively, the participating faculty regularly teach or have taught…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Education, Chemistry, Undergraduate Study