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Heath, Barbara; Lakshmanan, Aruna; Perlmutter, Aaron; Davis, Lori – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2010
Instrument choice is a crucial part of evaluation of professional development programmes. The use of multiple evaluation methods helps in triangulation, and offers insight into the developmental sequence involved in the changes in teacher beliefs and practice. Most current instruments are self-contained and not designed for use in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Evaluation Needs, Literature Reviews, Evaluation Methods, Professional Development
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Baird, William E.; Borich, Gary D. – Science Education, 1987
Explains the convergent and discriminant validity of two tests of science process skills with two tests of formal reasoning ability. Reports test results from elementary education majors and discusses the tests' intercorrelations. Implications related to instruction are analyzed. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Teachers, Formal Operations, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques
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Gado, Issaou – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to describe attitudes of first and second grade teachers in Benin, toward school science and their instructional preferences (inquiry-based and traditional noninquiry-based instruction), and determine some factors that could explain these attitudes and preferences. Three hundred (N = 300) preparatory classroom…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Equipment, Science Teachers, Grade 2