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Culture Wars in the Classroom: Prospective Teachers Question Science.
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Sullenger, Karen; Turner, Steve; Caplan, Hart; Crummey, Joe; Cuming, Rick; Charron, Cynthia; Corey, Beth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Investigates whether studying about the nature(s) of science contribute to a prospective teachers' effectiveness as a teacher. Argues that a course studying the cultural wars over science contributes to prospective teachers' professional growth because it elicits tacit beliefs about school science as it introduces more complex understanding.…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development
Prospective Chemistry Teachers' Conceptions of the Conservation of Matter and Related Concepts.
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Haidar, Abdullateef – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Reports a study of the quality and extent of understanding of certain well-known theoretical concepts which are held by prospective teachers (N=173) of chemistry in Yemen. Results indicate that teacher understanding ranges from a partial understanding with a specific misconception to no understanding. Contains 25 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
Teachers' Understanding of the Nature of Science and Classroom Practice: Factors That Facilitate or Impede the Relationship.
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Lederman, Norman G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Delineates factors which facilitate or impede the relationship between classroom practices and teachers' understanding of the nature of science. Finds that teachers' conceptions of science do not necessarily influence classroom practice, though teachers' level of experience, intentions and perceptions of students were critically influential on…
Descriptors: Biology, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Teachers, Scientific Principles
Science Teachers' Conceptual Growth within Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development.
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Jones, M. Gail; Rua, Melissa J.; Carter, Glenda – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Examines how science teachers' (n=14) knowledge of science and science pedagogy changed after participation in a constructivist-based methods course. More-experienced teachers were paired with less-experienced teachers, and pre- and post-instructional concept maps, journals, portfolios, and transcripts revealed that, within the zone of proximal…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Beginning Teachers: Beliefs and Classroom Actions.
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Simmons, Patricia E.; Emory, Allen; Carter, Tim; Coker, Teresa; Finnegan, Brian; Crockett, Denise; Richardson, Lon; Yager, Robert; Craven, John; Tillotson, John; Brunkhorst, Herbert; Twiest, Mark; Hossain, Kazi; Gallagher, James; Duggan-Haas, Don; Parker, Joyce; Cajas, Fernando; Alshannag, Qasim; McGlamery, Sheryl; Krockover, Jerry; Adams, Paul; Spector, Barbara; LaPorta, Tom; James, Bob; Rearden, Kristin; Labuda, Kay – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Describes the research of a national collaborative consortium formed to investigate how the perceptions, beliefs and classroom performances of beginning secondary science teachers relate to their philosophies of teaching and their content pedagogical skills. Finds that teachers possessed a wide range of philosophies, and that observers' reports of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Teachers, Secondary Education
Influence of Guided Cycles of Planning, Teaching, and Reflection on Prospective Elementary Teachers' Science Content Representations.
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Zembal-Saul, Carla; Blumenfeld, Phyllis; Krajcik, Joseph – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Examines changes in the science content representations of two prospective elementary teachers during their first year in an experimental teacher preparation program. Finds that opportunities to engage in cycles of instruction guided by structured considerations for content representation contributed to improvements in the teachers' science…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Representation
Influence of a Reflective Explicit Activity-based Approach on Elementary Teachers' Conceptions of Nature of Science.
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Lederman, Norman G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Discusses the influence of a reflective, explicit, activity-based approach to nature of science (NOS) instruction used in an elementary science methods course on preservice teachers' views of some aspects of the nature of science. Finds that participants made substantial gains in their views of some of the target NOS aspects. Advocates a…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Teaching the Nature of Science through Inquiry to Prospective Elementary Teachers: A Tale of Two Researchers.
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Colburn, Alan; Bianchini, Julie A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Describes researcher and teacher-researcher analyses of inquiry teaching of the nature of science to prospective elementary teachers. Discusses the difficulties with presenting a cogent and comprehensive picture of the nature of science, the teacher's pivotal role in initiating discussions of science and scientists' work, and the strengths and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers