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Dimensions and Orientations of Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching Science
Direct linkMuimongkol, Supreeya Chamnanuea; Subramaniam, Karthigeyan; Wickstrom, Carol D. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
The purpose of the study was to investigate prospective early childhood teachers' conceptions of teaching science, and thus identify their strategies for enabling their future pre-K to 3rd grade students' construction of science content. For the purpose of this study, we subscribed to the view of conceptions of teaching as having dimensions and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Early Childhood Teachers
Subramaniam, Karthigeyan – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022
This study investigated the nature of the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) development among 22 prospective teachers enrolled in an elementary science methods course. The nature of prospective teachers' PCK development was investigated in relation to their experiences in planning, enacting, and reflecting upon a Physical science lesson. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
Buldu, Elif; Buldu, Metehan – SAGE Open, 2021
The study aimed to investigate pre-service early childhood teachers' (PSTs) collective pedagogical content knowledge (cPCK) and personal pedagogical content knowledge (pPCK) on the knowledge used in scientific process (SP) through the content representation (CoRe) design, interview, and knowledge used in scientific process (KSP) forms. The data…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy
Download full textHirschkorn, Mark; Sears, Alan; Sloat, Elizabeth; Christou, Theodore Michael; Kristmanson, Paula; Lemisko, Lynn – in education, 2017
In this paper, we argue that teacher education admissions processes would benefit from attending more to prospective teacher candidates' cognitive frames. We begin with the introduction of a three-stage heuristic for describing teacher education. We then review the literature about constructivist notions of prior learning and teacher education…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission
Aslan, Aydin; Zhu, Chang – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Pre-service teachers need to acquire information and communications technology (ICT) competency in order to integrate ICT into their teaching practices. This research was conducted to investigate to what extent ICT-related variables--such as perceived ICT competence, perceived competence in ICT integration, attitudes toward ICT, anxiety around ICT…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods
Dockerty, Kelly – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2019
This small study examines how one group (n = 59) of first-year undergraduate students developed their knowledge through co-construction using an online forum as a platform as part of a three-year Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme. Professional dialogue at the online interface supported them to cope with the challenges they faced during…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Undergraduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication
Harrell, Pamela; Subramaniam, Karthigeyan – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2015
Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the nature and the interrelatedness of pre-service teachers' misconceptions and scientific concepts for explaining dissolving before, during, and after a 5E learning cycle lesson on dissolving, the intervention. Sample, design, and methods: Guided by Vygotsky's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Concept Formation, Interviews, Freehand Drawing
Hallman-Thrasher, Allyson; Connor, Jeff – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
This qualitative study examines what mathematics teacher candidates with STEM backgrounds think about their future work as mathematics teachers. The content preparation for a STEM career is not identical with that taken by traditional teacher candidates and may not develop the pedagogical content knowledge necessary for candidates to connect their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, STEM Education
Lindemann-Matthies, Petra; Constantinou, Costas; Lehnert, Hans-Joachim; Nagel, Ueli; Raper, George; Kadji-Beltran, Chrysanthi – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
This multinational research study was carried out between 2004 and 2006 in four teacher education institutions in Cyprus, England, Switzerland, and Germany. With the help of a written questionnaire, the confidence and perceived competence of preservice primary teachers (N = 690) to deliver biodiversity education in school were investigated. Data…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Recreational Activities
Villar, Luis M.; Alegre, Olga M. – Online Submission, 2007
This study reports the development of an instrument to assess classroom environment in universities. Using a sample of 665 students from 11 departments of the University of Seville (Spain), an instrument called the Evaluation of University Teaching Activities Questionnaire (E.U.T.A.Q.) was field-tested. The E.U.T.A.Q. consists of 25 items assigned…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Peer reviewedKnight, Eileen Quinn; Becker, Joe – Teaching Education, 1994
Describes a course in which female preservice educators were encouraged to participate socially and teach elementary mathematics in such a way as to make it personally meaningful. The paper discusses Paulo Freire's views on student oppression and empowerment, noting how they relate to these students' experiences as recorded through observation and…
Descriptors: College Students, Consciousness Raising, Education Courses, Elementary Education
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Watson, Jane, Ed.; Beswick, Kim, Ed. – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2007
This is a record of the proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). The theme of the conference is "Mathematics: Essential research, essential practice." The theme draws attention to the importance of developing and maintaining links between research and practice and…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Concept Mapping, Student Teachers
