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School Subjects' Synergy and Teacher Knowledge: Do Biology and Chemistry Teachers Benefit Equally from Their Second Subject?
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Welter, Virginia Deborah Elaine; Herzog, Stefanie; Harms, Ute; Steffensky, Mirjam; Großschedl, Jörg – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
German preservice teachers always study two teaching subjects instead of only one. This offers an almost paradigmatic approach for the investigation of effects of specific subject combinations on professional competence. So far, few studies focused on potential beneficial effects or risks on preservice teachers' motivational orientations, beliefs,…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
The Impact of Physics Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Motivation on Students' Achievement and Interest
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Melanie M. Keller; Knut Neumann; Hans E. Fischer – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
This paper examines students' achievement and interest and the extent to which they are predicted by teacher knowledge and motivation. Student achievement and interest are both considered desirable outcomes of school instruction. Teacher pedagogical content knowledge has been identified a major predictor of student achievement in previous…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physics, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
Low (Linear) Teacher Effect on Student Achievement in Pre-Academic Physics Education
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Cottaar, Alice – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This study investigates the effect of physics education on students' achievement in a large-scale quantitative study of pre-academic high school students throughout the Netherlands. Two aspects of teacher characteristics as perceived by their students are included: "pleasantness" principally defined by their perceived friendliness and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Physics, Structural Equation Models
Teaching for Understanding: Exemplary Practice in High School Chemistry.
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Garnett, Patrick J.; Tobin, Kenneth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Investigates specific strategies and activities used by two chemistry teachers to enhance student understanding of chemistry at the 11th- and 12fth-grade levels. Discusses teacher characteristics, class activities, classroom management, and monitoring for understanding. (YP)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
A Comparison of Teacher and Principal Perception of an Outstanding Science Teacher.
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Searles, William E.; Kudeki, Naile – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study done in Quebec, Canada, to determine the level of agreement or disagreement between principals and teachers using established criteria to measure the effectiveness of a science teacher. Results were used in an attempt to construct a profile of the attributes of an outstanding science teacher. (TW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Education
A Comparison of Teacher and Principal Perception of an Outstanding Biology Teacher.
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Searles, William E.; Ng, Raymond W. M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982
Questionnaires were administered to 22 principals and 41 biology teachers to determine level of agreement/disagreement when using established criteria to measure effectiveness of an outstanding biology teacher. Results indicated that principals/teachers agree on relative importance of most criteria, particularly those relating to teachers'…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Biology, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Growing the Tree of Teacher Knowledge: Ten Years of Learning to Teach Elementary Science
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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