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Sickel, Aaron J.; Friedrichsen, Patricia – Research in Science Education, 2018
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has become a useful construct to examine science teacher learning. Yet, researchers conceptualize PCK development in different ways. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to use three analytic lenses to understand the development of three beginning biology teachers' PCK for teaching natural selection…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Longitudinal Studies, Beginning Teachers, Biology
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Sickel, Aaron J.; Friedrichsen, Patricia – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
The purpose of this three-year case study was to understand how a beginning biology teacher (Alice) designed and taught a 5E unit on natural selection, how the unit changed when she took a position in a different school district, and why the changes occurred. We examined Alice's developing beliefs about science teaching and learning,…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Context Effect, Longitudinal Studies, Beginning Teachers