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Akerson, Valarie L.; Buzzelli, Cary A.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study explored whether early childhood preservice teachers' concerns about teaching nature of science (NOS) and their intellectual levels influenced whether and how they taught NOS at the preschool and primary (K-3) levels. We used videotaped classroom observations and lesson plans to determine the science instructional practices at the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Roehrig, Gillian H.; Kruse, Rebecca A.; Kern, Anne – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
Reform-based curriculum materials have been suggested as a mechanism to make inquiry-based instruction more prevalent in secondary science classrooms, specifically when accompanied by comprehensive professional development (Loucks-Horsley, Hewson, Love, & Stiles, [1998]; Powell & Anderson, [2002]). This research examines the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Classrooms, Urban Schools, Chemistry, Institutional Characteristics
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Mulholland, Judith; Wallace, John – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is a much debated and studied construct. In this article, we adopt an all-embracing view of PCK to examine the development of one elementary science teacher's knowledge over a 10-year period. We portray this teacher's knowledge at three critical points in her career--as a student teacher, beginning teacher, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Figurative Language, Student Teachers