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Direct linkAnderson, Dayle; Clark, Megan – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
The nature of knowledge needed for teaching elementary science and the development of such knowledge is a focus of ongoing research in science education. Internationally, there is a move to include scientific literacy as an aim of science education curricula. In order to teach such curricula teachers need two types of subject matter knowledge…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Elementary School Science, Teacher Characteristics, Scientific Principles
Barak, Moshe; Shakhman, Larisa – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
The study reported in this article aimed at exploring what teachers know and do about fostering higher-order thinking skills in teaching science, and how they see themselves involved in achieving this end. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 teachers experienced in teaching high school physics, which is considered a…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Thinking Skills
