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Curious Children and Knowledgeable Adults -- Early Childhood Student-Teachers' Species Identification Skills and Their Views on the Importance of Species Knowledge
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Skarstein, Tuula H.; Skarstein, Frode – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This study investigates early childhood (EC) student-teachers' species identification skills and their views on the importance of species knowledge. The study used a mixed methods approach, including a species identification test and a questionnaire, and involved 186 Norwegian EC student-teachers. Our results reveal that species knowledge of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level
A Conflict in Your Head: An Exploration of Trainee Science Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge Development and Its Impact on Teacher Self-Confidence
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Kind, Vanessa – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
Teachers' subject matter knowledge (SMK) is one factor contributing to teaching 'successfully', as this provides a basis from which pedagogical content knowledge develops. UK-based trainee science teachers teach all sciences to age 14 and often up to age 16. Trainees have specialist science knowledge in chemistry, physics, or biology from their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level, Preservice Teachers
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
The Influence of Metacognitive Training on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Conceptions of Nature of Science
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Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Akerson, Valarie – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
This study assessed the influence of training in, and use of, metacognitive strategies on the development of prospective elementary teachers' views of nature of science (NOS). Participants were 49 students (92% female) enrolled in two sections of an elementary science methods course. The sections were randomly assigned to an intervention group and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Science, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
The Change of Science Teachers' Personal Knowledge about Teaching Models and Modelling in the Context of Science Education Reform
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Henze, Ineke; Van Driel, Jan; Verloop, Nico – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
In order to enhance teachers' professional awareness, it is necessary to understand and value their subjective or personal knowledge and beliefs. This study investigated the change of science teachers' personal knowledge about teaching models and modeling in science within the context of educational reform in The Netherlands. The study followed…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
The Development of an Instrument for Assessing Students' Perceptions of Teachers' Knowledge.
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Tuan, Hsiao-Lin; Chang, Huey-Por; Wang, Kuo-Hua; Treagust, David F. – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Describes the development and validation of an instrument on Student Perceptions of Teachers' Knowledge (SPOTK) in relation to their pedagogy. Uses features of teachers' knowledge from the research literature related to instruction, representation, subject matter knowledge, and assessment of students' understanding to generate categories in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Level
Learners' Knowledge in Optics: Interpretation, Structure and Analysis.
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Galili, Igal; Hazan, Amnon – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Explores high school students' and preservice teachers' knowledge of light, vision, and related topics before and after commonly practiced instruction. Suggests a hierarchical structure to represent the collective conceptual knowledge of students and teachers in terms of facets and schemes of knowledge. Makes suggestions for designing instruction…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, High Schools