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Melanie Kinskey; Dana Zeidler – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Socioscientific issues (SSI) have been found to improve scientific literacy skills among K-12 students. Existing literature shows, however, that elementary preservice teachers are reluctant to implement SSI due to a lack of confidence with subject matter knowledge and knowledge of instruction concerning SSI. Previous research has focused on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Communities of Practice, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Hyesun You; Sunyoung Park; Minju Hong; Alison Warren – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Teacher professional development (PD) is essential to continuously improve teaching skills, to adapt to diverse student needs, and to promote equity and inclusion. Only a few studies to date have synthesized how PD programs improve teachers' content knowledge and instructional quality, as well as students' academic performance. In this…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
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Dustin S. J. Van Orman; Josie Melton; Daniel Hanley; Katherine E. Castellano; Jamie N. Mikeska; Deborah Hanuscin; Emily Borda – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Knowledge of science content and the ability to translate knowledge into effective teaching is known as teachers' "content knowledge for teaching" (CKT). Teachers with developed CKT are able to more effectively determine instructional and assessment activities that will deepen K-12 students' scientific literacy. However, preservice…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Science
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Katherine E. Castellano; Jamie N. Mikeska – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
There is strong agreement in science teacher education of the importance of teachers' content knowledge for teaching (CKT), which includes their subject matter knowledge and their pedagogical content knowledge. However, there are limited instruments that can be easily administered and scored on a large scale to assess and study elementary science…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers
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Verena Petermann; Andreas Vorholzer; Claudia von Aufschnaiter – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Science teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning are a vital component of teachers' professional competence and are often assumed to impact classroom practice. To date, these beliefs have been predominantly investigated regarding teaching and learning in general or for a particular science subject (e.g., physics). It remains to be determined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Science Education, Teacher Attitudes