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Leslie Y. Garrido – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As the adoption rate of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) continues to rise in the United States, there is an increasing need for the development of high-quality instructional materials that reflect NGSS and effectively prepare teachers for its implementation. The NGSS aim to foster an understanding of three interconnected dimensions in…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Education
Greengold, Stacey – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Much research has been conducted regarding student alternative conceptions in chemistry, and a significant amount of work has focused on the areas of chemical equilibrium and reaction rates. Less research has focused on teachers' alternative conceptions in these areas, and most of this work has studied the conceptions of pre-service and novice…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts
Blevins, Kathryn – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this basic qualitative research study was to identify the extent to which kindergarten teachers understand and implement inquiry-based instruction in their science classrooms. This study was conducted in response to the indication that traditional didactic teaching methods were not enough to adequately prepare American students to…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Garris, G. Stephen, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among school aged children in the US has increased exponentially, compared to estimates from the year 2000. Increased numbers of elementary students with ASD are spending 80% or more of the school day in general education settings, which may pose challenges for both veteran and beginning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Robinson, Euphemia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Empirical evidence from the National Education Inspectorate suggested that teachers at the primary school in this study in an island country in the Caribbean have inadequate science content knowledge. Students' average performance on the science Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) has been below 40% for the last 5 years. The purpose of this bounded…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Everman, Daphne Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs held by teacher candidates (TCs) regarding the integration of fictional literature into elementary science instruction. Data were collected in the forms of a Q sort completed by two sections of TCs as an in-class activity, demographics and background information…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Integrated Curriculum, Student Teacher Attitudes
Peace, Heather Marie Bjorum – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research focuses on a cohort of pre-service elementary teachers and their perspectives with respect to the knowledge required for teaching science and mathematics at the beginning and end of their first academic year in a teacher preparation program. An activity, designed to emphasize the differences between factual/procedural knowledge and…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
Lasky, Dorothea Shawn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As the US continues to strive toward building capacity for a workforce in STEM fields (NSF, 2006), educational organizations and researchers have constructed frameworks that focus on increasing competencies in creativity in order to achieve this goal (ISTE, 2007; Karoly & Panis, 2004; Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007). Despite these…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Case Studies, Creativity, Teaching Methods
Skjold, Brandy Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Attempts to bring authentic science into the K-16 classroom have led to the use of sociocultural theories of learning, particularly apprenticeship, to frame science education research. Science educators have brought apprenticeship to science classrooms and have brought students to research laboratories in order to gauge its benefits. The…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Apprenticeships, Scientists, Chemistry
Walter, Emily Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated the influence of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for teaching macroevolution on non-science majors' knowledge of macroevolution and evolution acceptance. The nature and sources of an experienced faculty member's PCK and instruction as enacted PCK (Park & Oliver, 2008) were examined to consider the influence of these…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Nonmajors, Science Education
Norman, Lashaunda Renea – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative case study investigated the teaching strategies that improve science learning of African American students. This research study further sought the extent the identified teaching strategies that are used to improve African American science learning reflect culturally responsive teaching. Best teaching strategies and culturally…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, African American Students, Science Instruction
West, Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore and identify the experiences that informed the development of three veteran (15+ years of teaching experience) 9th grade physics teachers' specialized knowledge, or PCK, for using representations to teach the topics of energy transformation and transfer. Through the lens of phenomenography, the study…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Physics, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Cepeda, Linda F. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
An important aspect of developing science literacy for all students is developing science-literate teachers. With the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, many middle school teachers found themselves in a position where they were no longer qualified to teach middle school science. This study was designed to help science teachers…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Scientific Methodology, Science Equipment, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Logerwell, Mollianne G. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a summer science camp teaching experience on preservice elementary teachers' science teaching efficacy, science content knowledge, and understanding of the nature of science. Master's degree students enrolled in the elementary Fairfax Partnership Schools (FPS, n = 21) cohort served as the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Methods Courses, Professional Development Schools