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Chatree Faikhamta; Samia Khan; Tharuesean Prasoplarb; Anupong Praisri; Naphat Suknarusaithagul – Research in Science Education, 2024
Models and modelling play a critical role in science education to engage students more fully in science practices. Few studies have investigated the nature of models and modelling in integrated STEM teacher education. This study examines pre-service science teachers' (PSTs) understanding of the nature of models and modelling in a STEM methods…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, STEM Education, Models, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Adadan, Emine; Oner, Diler – Research in Science Education, 2014
This multiple case study investigated how two preservice chemistry teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) representations of behavior of gases progressed in the context of a semester-long chemistry teaching methods course. The change in the participants' PCK components was interpreted with respect to the theoretical PCK learning…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Chemistry, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
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Seung, Eulsun; Park, Soonhye; Jung, Jinhong – Research in Science Education, 2014
This study explored preservice elementary teachers' and their mentors' understanding of the essential features of inquiry-based teaching through the use of evidence-based reflection. The web-based video analysis tool (VAT) system was used to support preservice teachers' and mentors' evidence-based reflection during field…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Active Learning
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Hume, Anne; Berry, Amanda – Research in Science Education, 2013
This paper reports findings from an ongoing study exploring how the Content Representation (CoRe) design can be used as a tool to help chemistry student teachers begin acquiring the professional knowledge required to become expert chemistry teachers. Phase 2 of the study, reported in this paper, investigated how collaboration with school-based…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Chemistry, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Ucar, Sedat; Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Krissek, Lawrence – Research in Science Education, 2011
This mixed methods study described preservice teachers' conceptions of tides and explored the efficacy of integrating online data into inquiry-based instruction. Data sources included a multiple-choice assessment and in-depth interviews. A total of 79 participants in secondary, middle, and early childhood teacher education programs completed the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Intervention, Teacher Education Programs, Astronomy
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Sperandeo-Mineo, R. M.; Fazio, C.; Tarantino, G. – Research in Science Education, 2006
This paper addresses the question of how to develop prospective teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in science teacher education. The main focus is on the knowledge transformation process and on the cognitive strategies used to shift prospective teachers' explanations within the domain of modelling thermal physical phenomena. This study…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teacher Education, Physics, Case Studies