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Download full textKaraman, Ayhan – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
Many countries all over the world have recently integrated nature of science (NOS) concepts into their science education standards. Providing professional support to teachers about NOS concepts is crucially important for successful implementation of the standards. For this purpose, a summer science camp was offered to elementary and science…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Summer Science Programs
Direct linkMcKeown, Tammy R.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Slattum, Patricia W.; Kirk, Suzanne V. – Grantee Submission, 2016
Inquiry-based instructional approaches are an effective means to actively engage students with science content and skills. This article examines the effects of an ongoing professional development program on middle and high school teachers' efficacy beliefs, confidence to teach research concepts and skills, and science content knowledge.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers
McKeown, Tammy R.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Slattum, Patricia W.; Kirk, Suzanne V. – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2016
Inquiry-based instructional approaches are an effective means to actively engage students with science content and skills. This article examines the effects of an ongoing professional development program on middle and high school teachers' efficacy beliefs, confidence to teach research concepts and skills, and science content knowledge.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers
Manzo, Rosa D.; Whent, Linda; Liets, Lauren; de la Torre, Adela; Gomez-Camacho, Rosa – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
This study examined how science teachers' knowledge of research methods, neuroscience and drug addiction changed through their participation in a 5-day summer science institute. The data for this study evolved from a four-year NIH funded science education project called Addiction Research and Investigation for Science Educators (ARISE). Findings…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Neurosciences, Drug Addiction, Research Methodology
Wenglinsky, Harold; Silverstein, Samuel C. – Educational Leadership, 2007
National science assessments and international comparisons indicate that science achievement in the United States is stagnant or declining. Of the many steps needed to improve U.S. science education, the authors write, none is more important than improving teacher training and preparation. Analyses of scores on the National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Science Teachers, Professional Development, Secondary School Teachers
Council for Basic Education, Washington, DC. – 1985
The Council for Basic Education cosponsored 11 mathematics and science institutes for secondary school teachers on college and university campuses in 9 American cities in 1984. This approach was a response to the national concern over the state of mathematics and science instruction and was facilitated through support of public and private…
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, Incentives, Inservice Teacher Education
