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Voet, Michiel; De Wever, Bram – Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
The present study explores secondary school history teachers' knowledge of inquiry methods. To do so, a process model, outlining five core cognitive processes of inquiry in the history classroom, was developed based on a review of the literature. This process model was then used to analyze think-aloud protocols of 20 teachers' reasoning during an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Inquiry, History Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Crippen, Kent J. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
Using a case study method, the experiences of a group of high school science teachers participating in a unique professional development method involving an argue-to-learn intervention were examined. The participants (N = 42) represented 25 different high schools from a large urban school district in the southwestern United States. Data sources…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Characteristics, Professional Development, Science Instruction
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Newton, Kristie Jones – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
The study of preservice elementary teachers' knowledge of fractions is important because fractions are notoriously difficult to learn and teach. Unfortunately, studies of preservice teachers' fraction knowledge are limited and have focused primarily on division. The present study included all four operations to provide a more comprehensive…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Word Problems (Mathematics)