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Knowledge and Attitudes towards Biotechnology of Elementary Education Preservice Teachers: The First Spanish Experience
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Casanoves, Marina; González, Ángel; Salvadó, Zoel; Haro, Juan; Novo, Maite – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Due to the important impact that biotechnology has on current Western societies, well-informed critical citizens are needed. People prepared to make conscious decisions about aspects of biotechnology that relate to their own lives. Teachers play a central role in all education systems. Thus, the biotechnological literacy of preservice teachers is…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Elementary School Teachers, College Students, Student Attitudes
Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Teaching Anxiety
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Haciomeroglu, Guney – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
The present study examined the structure of elementary pre-service teachers' mathematics anxiety and mathematics teaching anxiety by asking whether the two systems of anxiety are related. The Turkish Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale Short Version and the Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale were administered to 260 elementary pre-service teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Online Professional Development for High-School Biology Teachers: Effects on Teachers' and Students' Knowledge
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Goldenberg, Lauren B.; Culp, Katherine McMillan; Clements, Margaret; Pasquale, Marian; Anderson, Alice – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2014
One chronic challenge facing professional development providers is the need to convene and support groups of role-alike K-12 teachers who require similar kinds of discipline-and grade-level-specific training. Online courses have become an increasingly common way to meet this challenge. This article reports on a randomized control trial that tested…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Teachers, Biology, High Schools
Efficacy for Teaching Elementary Science and Mathematics Compared to Other Content
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Buss, Ray R. – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
The study was conducted to examine preservice, elementary teachers' efficacy for teaching science and mathematics as compared with other elementary content. The instrument assessed efficacy for teaching (EFT) five elementary content areas: science, mathematics, reading, classroom management, and general instruction. Three hundred twenty-five…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Self Concept Measures
The Nature of Relationships among the Components of Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Preservice Science Teachers: "Ozone Layer Depletion" as an Example
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Kaya, Osman N. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among the components of preservice science teachers' (PSTs) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) involving the topic "ozone layer depletion". An open-ended survey was first administered to 216 PSTs in their final year at the Faculty of Education to determine their subject matter…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Correlation
Who Will Use Our Electronic Teacher's Guide? A Preliminary Analysis of Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Issues Surrounding the Holocaust
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Calandra, Brendan; Lang, Thomas R.; Barron, Ann E. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2004
To ascertain the current status of Holocaust knowledge and attitudes of prospective teachers and to inform the development of a web-based educational resource for teachers of the Holocaust, an exploratory analysis was conducted at a public university in Florida. Data were obtained from prospective teachers (N = 464) who completed a knowledge test,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes