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On the Nature of Teaching Nature of Science: Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Instruction in Preschool and Elementary Settings
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Buzzelli, Cary A.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study explored whether early childhood preservice teachers' concerns about teaching nature of science (NOS) and their intellectual levels influenced whether and how they taught NOS at the preschool and primary (K-3) levels. We used videotaped classroom observations and lesson plans to determine the science instructional practices at the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
In Search of Well-Started Beginning Science Teachers: Insights from Two First-Year Elementary Teachers
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Avraamidou, Lucy; Zembal-Saul, Carla – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore what aspects of two first-year elementary teachers' practices were most consistent with an inquiry-based approach, what PCK served as a mechanism for facilitating these practices, and what experiences have mediated the nature and development of these teachers' PCK. For each of the…
Descriptors: Investigations, Educational Change, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes