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Direct linkRice, Diana C. – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
In this descriptive study, the science subject matter knowledge of preservice and inservice elementary teachers was examined and compared. Over an eight-year period, answers to 13 science questions, including 10 from the US National Science Foundation's Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology, were collected…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Science, Methods Courses, Science Education
Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1987
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of six research reports related to preservice teacher education and instruction are presented. Aspects addressed in the studies include: (1) teaching strategy analysis models in middle school science education courses; (2) concerns-based adoption model (CBAM): basis for an elementary science methods course; (3)…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Mechling, Ken – 1982
In preparation for developing a position statement for the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) on the preparation and certification of elementary and middle/junior high school science teachers, several NSTA committees conducted a survey of 50 colleges and universities with teacher education programs. Results of the survey (N=45) are…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedScience and Children, 1983
Presents a position statement on preparation of middle/junior high school science teachers. Areas addressed include: preparation in science content; science teaching methods; field experiences and student teaching; faculty preparation; facilities, equipment, materials; and professional orientation. Recommended standards (intended to provide a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
Peer reviewedMechling, Kenneth R.; And Others – Science and Children, 1982
Reports survey results of science teacher preparation to be used to develop National Science Teachers Association standards for preparation/certification. Results focus on elementary, middle/junior high school teacher preparation programs (including methods courses), existing certification requirements, and elementary teachers' descriptions of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High Schools
National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC. – 1982
This document highlights areas of concern and proposes selected standards which, if implemented, could result in improved teacher preparation in the sciences and, ultimately, in improved learning experiences for children. These standards are intended to provide guidelines to institutions and agencies desiring to achieve minimal levels of quality…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs
