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Direct linkBayram-Jacobs, Durdane; Henze, Ineke; Evagorou, Maria; Shwartz, Yael; Aschim, Elin Leirvoll; Alcaraz-Dominguez, Silvia; Barajas, Mario; Dagan, Etty – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
The purpose of this study is to provide insight into short-term professionalization of teachers regarding teaching socioscientific issues (SSI). The study aimed to capture the development of science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for SSI teaching by enacting specially designed SSI curriculum materials. The study also explores…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Curriculum, Teaching Methods
Rivera Maulucci, Maria S.; Brotman, Jennie S.; Fain, Shoshana Sprague – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
This study draws on data from a 10-month critical narrative inquiry of science teaching and learning in a third grade, dual language, integrated co-teaching classroom. The teachers were participants in a 14-week science professional development seminar that enrolled inservice and preservice teachers and focused on enhancing science teaching and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Science Instruction, Faculty Development, Bilingual Education Programs
Park, Soonhye; Chen, Ying-Chih – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This study explored the nature of the integration of the five components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK): (a) Orientations toward Teaching Science, (b) Knowledge of Student Understanding, (c) Knowledge of Instructional Strategies and Representations, (d) Knowledge of Science Curriculum, and (e) Knowledge of Assessment of Science Learning.…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction, Biology, Heredity
Forbes, Cory T.; Davis, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
Curriculum materials are crucial tools with which teachers engage students in science as inquiry. In order to use curriculum materials effectively, however, teachers must develop a robust capacity for pedagogical design, or the ability to mobilize a variety of personal and curricular resources to promote student learning. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Curriculum Design, Teaching Methods
Avraamidou, Lucy; Zembal-Saul, Carla – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore what aspects of two first-year elementary teachers' practices were most consistent with an inquiry-based approach, what PCK served as a mechanism for facilitating these practices, and what experiences have mediated the nature and development of these teachers' PCK. For each of the…
Descriptors: Investigations, Educational Change, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Friedrichsen, Patricia J.; Abell, Sandra K.; Pareja, Enrique M.; Brown, Patrick L.; Lankford, Deanna M.; Volkmann, Mark J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
Alternative certification programs (ACPs) have been proposed as a viable way to address teacher shortages, yet we know little about how teacher knowledge develops within such programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate prior knowledge for teaching among students entering an ACP, comparing individuals with teaching experience to those…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Investigations, Prior Learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
