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Direct linkBurgoon, Jacob N.; Duran, Emilio – School Science and Mathematics, 2012
Numerous studies have been conducted regarding alternative conceptions about animal diversity and classification, many of which have used a cross-age approach to investigate how students' conceptions change over time. None of these studies, however, have investigated teachers' conceptions of animal classification. This study was intended to…
Descriptors: Animals, Classification, Elementary School Teachers, Interviews
Southerland, Sherry A.; Nadelson, Louis; Sowell, Scot; Saka, Yavuz; Kahveci, Murat; Granger, Ellen M. – School Science and Mathematics, 2012
The aim of this research is to describe the development of the Science Teachers' Pedagogical Discontentment Scale, an instrument that measures the discontentment that arises in teachers as they recognize a mismatch between their own pedagogical beliefs and goals and their actual classroom practices. From a conceptual change perspective, we explore…
Descriptors: Measurement, Professional Development, Science Teachers, Interviews
McGee, Jennifer R.; Wang, Chuang; Drew, Polly – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
Reforms in mathematics education call for K-12 teachers to employ standards-based pedagogies, which embody the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics' principles and standards. In order to effectively support teachers' implementation of standards-based curricula, professional development must be provided that meets teachers' needs. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedAkerson, Valarie L.; Medina, Victor F.; Wang, Nina – School Science and Mathematics, 2002
Focuses on the instructional development of a professor of environmental engineering in collaboration with science education and higher education faculty members. Discusses the results of professional development in the areas of questioning strategies, thinking time for students, facilitating students' participation, and implementing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inquiry, Interviews, Professional Development
Johnson, Carla C. – School Science and Mathematics, 2006
This study focused on two middle schools in the central US who participated in collaborative, sustained, whole-school professional development in implementing inquiry as part of National Science Education Standards, or standards-based instructional practices. Participants were involved in their second year of the professional development…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Professional Development, Science Teachers, Science Education
Peer reviewedTimmerman, Maria A. – School Science and Mathematics, 2004
To meet the challenge to reform mathematics education, effective opportunities to learn are needed to promote prospective elementary school teachers' development of the knowledge base that supports teaching, for mathematical proficiency. This article describes three professional development interventions and their influence on prospective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Beliefs, Preservice Teachers
